Weather Records on 30 May 1912
26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1912. Highest significance: Saint John, CA.
Key Facts for 30 May 1912
- On 30 May 1912, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 24 daily.
- Saint John set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 30 May 1912.
- Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.
Record Map
26 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 69.9 mm (2.8 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 63.5 mm (2.5 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lakefield | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 62.7 mm (2.5 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Trenton 2 | United States | Record daily precipitation | 41.1 mm (1.6 in) | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hvar | Croatia | Record daily precipitation | 20.5 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gavle | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 22.3 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lindsay | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Peterborough | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 32.8 mm (1.3 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vasilevici | Belarus | Record daily precipitation | 9.8 mm (0.39 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Moorestown 4 E | United States | Record daily precipitation | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dalhousie | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hamilton | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Arhangelsk | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Arhangelsk | Russia | Record high minimum temperature | 12.9 C (55.2 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berlin-Dahlem | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 13.4 C (56.1 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kazan | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bjuroklubb | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 9.3 mm (0.37 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kingston Queens U | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Irkutsk | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 11.5 C (52.7 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pointe Au Pere | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
26 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 5 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 17 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 2 |
| daily | 24 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
21 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 14 |
| 10 to 20 | 6 |
| 20 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
30 May 1912| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1912 | Saint John, CA | daily rain | 69.9 mm (2.8 in) | 58.5 mm (2.3 in) | 13 years | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| 30 May 1912 | Chatham, CA | monthly rain | 63.5 mm (2.5 in) | 19.3 mm (0.8 in) | 3 years | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| 30 May 1912 | Lakefield, CA | monthly rain | 62.7 mm (2.5 in) | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 18 years | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| 30 May 1912 | Halifax, CA | daily rain | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 35 years | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Yarmouth, CA | daily rain | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 39 years | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Trenton 2, US | daily rain | 41.1 mm (1.6 in) | 18.2 mm (0.7 in) | 42 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Hvar, HR | daily rain | 20.5 mm (0.8 in) | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 13 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Gavle, SE | daily rain | 22.3 mm (0.9 in) | 2.2 mm (0.09 in) | 46 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Lindsay, CA | daily rain | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 22 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Peterborough, CA | daily rain | 32.8 mm (1.3 in) | 3.1 mm (0.12 in) | 31 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Vasilevici, BY | daily rain | 9.8 mm (0.39 in) | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 19 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Moorestown 4 E, US | daily rain | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | 4 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Dalhousie, CA | daily low max | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 27 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Truro, CA | daily high min | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 20 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Hamilton, AU | daily rain | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 0.7 mm (0.03 in) | 24 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Arhangelsk, RU | daily rain | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Arhangelsk, RU | daily high min | 12.9 C (55.2 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 25 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Santa Fe, US | daily high min | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 15 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Berlin-Dahlem, DE | daily low max | 13.4 C (56.1 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 18 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 May 1912 | Kazan, RU | daily rain | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 4 years | 9 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
1818 to 1912| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1818 | 3 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1853 | 1 |
| 1855 | 1 |
| 1856 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 4 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1868 | 4 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1873 | 4 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 7 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 20 |
| 1906 | 8 |
| 1907 | 20 |
| 1908 | 32 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1910 | 22 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 26 |
| 1913 | 89 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 32 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 42 |
| 1918 | 31 |
| 1919 | 90 |
| 1920 | 28 |
| 1921 | 392 |
| 1922 | 72 |
| 1923 | 121 |
| 1924 | 187 |
| 1925 | 190 |
| 1926 | 201 |
| 1927 | 177 |
| 1928 | 86 |
| 1929 | 368 |
| 1930 | 530 |
| 1931 | 316 |
| 1932 | 256 |
| 1933 | 250 |
| 1934 | 731 |
| 1935 | 88 |
| 1936 | 579 |
| 1937 | 440 |
| 1938 | 309 |
| 1939 | 336 |
| 1940 | 289 |
| 1941 | 518 |
| 1942 | 500 |
| 1943 | 444 |
| 1944 | 325 |
| 1945 | 383 |
| 1946 | 310 |
| 1947 | 880 |
| 1948 | 386 |
| 1949 | 318 |
| 1950 | 376 |
| 1951 | 448 |
| 1952 | 295 |
| 1953 | 622 |
| 1954 | 271 |
| 1955 | 377 |
| 1956 | 466 |
| 1957 | 267 |
| 1958 | 480 |
| 1959 | 419 |
| 1960 | 274 |
| 1961 | 657 |
| 1962 | 454 |
| 1963 | 245 |
| 1964 | 709 |
| 1965 | 454 |
| 1966 | 326 |
| 1967 | 859 |
| 1968 | 357 |
| 1969 | 1,092 |
| 1970 | 483 |
| 1971 | 1,044 |
| 1972 | 721 |
| 1973 | 391 |
| 1974 | 631 |
| 1975 | 776 |
| 1976 | 499 |
| 1977 | 444 |
| 1978 | 888 |
| 1979 | 1,185 |
| 1980 | 650 |
| 1981 | 1,001 |
| 1982 | 981 |
| 1983 | 1,310 |
| 1984 | 2,543 |
| 1985 | 772 |
| 1986 | 1,264 |
| 1987 | 1,021 |
| 1988 | 1,371 |
| 1989 | 1,021 |
| 1990 | 983 |
| 1991 | 1,264 |
| 1992 | 1,413 |
| 1993 | 690 |
| 1994 | 834 |
| 1995 | 777 |
| 1996 | 893 |
| 1997 | 936 |
| 1998 | 1,190 |
| 1999 | 1,113 |
| 2000 | 1,391 |
| 2001 | 854 |
| 2002 | 940 |
| 2003 | 1,110 |
| 2004 | 1,219 |
| 2005 | 737 |
| 2006 | 1,179 |
| 2007 | 1,128 |
| 2008 | 829 |
| 2009 | 480 |
| 2010 | 771 |
| 2011 | 1,914 |
| 2012 | 720 |
| 2013 | 821 |
| 2014 | 551 |
| 2015 | 699 |
| 2016 | 540 |
| 2017 | 657 |
| 2018 | 1,319 |
| 2019 | 706 |
| 2020 | 920 |
| 2021 | 841 |
| 2022 | 1,034 |
| 2023 | 344 |
| 2024 | 600 |
| 2025 | 828 |
| 2026 | 525 |
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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).