Weather Records on 30 April 2018

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 2018. Highest significance: Lake Placid 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 2018

On 30 April 2018, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 683 daily.
Lake Placid 2 S set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 30 April 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 30 April 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gendalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erikstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rouen - Boos	France	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kioloa Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 30 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 30 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 2018

Top 20 records on 30 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 2018	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2018	Malda, IN	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2018	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2018	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2018	Gendalen, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2018	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Dulce, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Erikstad, SE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Uddevalla, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Darby, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Vestervig, DK	monthly rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Caen-Carpiquet, FR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Rouen - Boos, FR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Uplo, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2018	Stavenisse, NL	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 708 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-30 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1809	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1840	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	5
1892	7
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	11
1900	4
1901	8
1902	13
1903	21
1904	11
1905	9
1906	16
1907	35
1908	28
1909	74
1910	17
1911	19
1912	18
1913	62
1914	8
1915	20
1916	21
1917	25
1918	28
1919	130
1920	70
1921	54
1922	138
1923	42
1924	96
1925	210
1926	331
1927	127
1928	130
1929	119
1930	232
1931	548
1932	145
1933	422
1934	443
1935	327
1936	373
1937	228
1938	282
1939	268
1940	526
1941	484
1942	1,163
1943	470
1944	286
1945	314
1946	301
1947	330
1948	912
1949	447
1950	671
1951	783
1952	435
1953	635
1954	1,224
1955	1,252
1956	908
1957	401
1958	482
1959	575
1960	507
1961	381
1962	617
1963	730
1964	339
1965	488
1966	740
1967	914
1968	928
1969	587
1970	1,189
1971	365
1972	497
1973	398
1974	822
1975	468
1976	783
1977	525
1978	631
1979	675
1980	545
1981	1,342
1982	504
1983	1,154
1984	1,519
1985	650
1986	660
1987	1,437
1988	808
1989	674
1990	977
1991	828
1992	1,808
1993	765
1994	1,499
1995	1,007
1996	1,637
1997	764
1998	857
1999	1,012
2000	1,046
2001	900
2002	1,171
2003	927
2004	703
2005	1,113
2006	778
2007	996
2008	1,260
2009	660
2010	921
2011	636
2012	819
2013	732
2014	946
2015	380
2016	969
2017	1,450
2018	708
2019	700
2020	1,476
2021	1,167
2022	499
2023	782
2024	705
2025	489
2026	365

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Data for records on 2018-04-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	548
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2