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Weather Records on 30 October 1909

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1909. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1909

  • On 30 October 1909, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.2 C (75.6 F) on 30 October 1909.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 30 October 1909 15 station records on 30 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 30 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 October 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 30 October 1909 by type Records set or tied on 30 October 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 October 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 30 October 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 October 1909 by timescale Records on 30 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 30 October 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 October 1909 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 44 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 October 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 44
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1909
Top 15 records on 30 October 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 October 1909Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily high min24.2 C (75.6 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Armagh, GBdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Halifax, CAdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)37 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Truro, CAdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Saint John, CAdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Fredericton Unb, CAmonthly low max (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie30 years5 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Truro, CAdaily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Karesuando, SEdaily rain (Tie)3.8 mm (0.15 in)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1909Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max (Tie)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1909
Records on 10-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1909. 1909 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11815: 11837: 11839: 11841: 11849: 11856: 11866: 11867: 11869: 51870: 11871: 11873: 21877: 11881: 41885: 31886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 41891: 21892: 31894: 71896: 41897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 31901: 91902: 61903: 31904: 11905: 121906: 251907: 121908: 141909: 151910: 221911: 191912: 281913: 381914: 221915: 391916: 231917: 851918: 1891919: 801920: 731921: 311922: 1081923: 2021924: 2461925: 7551926: 1311927: 2591928: 1951929: 2771930: 2281931: 1441932: 1811933: 4541934: 1981935: 7391936: 2531937: 4961938: 2451939: 2401940: 2511941: 3931942: 8771943: 2551944: 4971945: 4461946: 8261947: 2521948: 3261949: 5281950: 1,1861951: 3731952: 6351953: 5221954: 2761955: 4941956: 7161957: 5311958: 3661959: 8591960: 2581961: 7811962: 3821963: 3531964: 4881965: 4391966: 4901967: 6651968: 5551969: 6561970: 6361971: 1,6631972: 9021973: 5341974: 1,0391975: 4271976: 7601977: 8821978: 3591979: 8091980: 8851981: 5471982: 5341983: 5491984: 1,2701985: 8481986: 4221987: 8831988: 9721989: 9041990: 6851991: 2,7721992: 1,2281993: 2,0951994: 7771995: 8311996: 1,2991997: 1,0331998: 7711999: 8972000: 1,6592001: 1,2332002: 1,5642003: 9732004: 1,1882005: 1,1442006: 8862007: 7732008: 1,3102009: 1,5132010: 6192011: 1,0222012: 1,4132013: 6222014: 2972015: 3952016: 9812017: 7832018: 5072019: 1,9312020: 6832021: 4862022: 7622023: 9692024: 1,3932025: 3221799188619041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1909. 1909 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-30 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18151
18371
18391
18411
18491
18561
18661
18671
18695
18701
18711
18732
18771
18814
18853
18862
18871
18881
18893
18904
18912
18923
18947
18964
18972
18982
18992
19003
19019
19026
19033
19041
190512
190625
190712
190814
190915
191022
191119
191228
191338
191422
191539
191623
191785
1918189
191980
192073
192131
1922108
1923202
1924246
1925755
1926131
1927259
1928195
1929277
1930228
1931144
1932181
1933454
1934198
1935739
1936253
1937496
1938245
1939240
1940251
1941393
1942877
1943255
1944497
1945446
1946826
1947252
1948326
1949528
19501,186
1951373
1952635
1953522
1954276
1955494
1956716
1957531
1958366
1959859
1960258
1961781
1962382
1963353
1964488
1965439
1966490
1967665
1968555
1969656
1970636
19711,663
1972902
1973534
19741,039
1975427
1976760
1977882
1978359
1979809
1980885
1981547
1982534
1983549
19841,270
1985848
1986422
1987883
1988972
1989904
1990685
19912,772
19921,228
19932,095
1994777
1995831
19961,299
19971,033
1998771
1999897
20001,659
20011,233
20021,564
2003973
20041,188
20051,144
2006886
2007773
20081,310
20091,513
2010619
20111,022
20121,413
2013622
2014297
2015395
2016981
2017783
2018507
20191,931
2020683
2021486
2022762
2023969
20241,393
2025322

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).