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Weather Records on 30 May 1918

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1918. Highest significance: Strathbogie North, AU.

Key Facts for 30 May 1918

  • On 30 May 1918, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Strathbogie North set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 30 May 1918.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 30 May 1918 31 station records on 30 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 30 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Strathbogie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo ValeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DunkeldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TarnabySwedenRecord daily precipitation2.7 mm (0.11 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GobarralongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlfredSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low minimum temperature2.7 C (36.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
WilliamstownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LobethalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 30 May 1918 by type Records set or tied on 30 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 30 May 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 May 1918 by timescale Records on 30 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31.
Records on 30 May 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 May 1918 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 173 to 5: 25 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 May 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 317
3 to 52
5 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1918
Top 20 records on 30 May 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 May 1918Strathbogie North, AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max22.7 C (72.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Dingo Vale, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Dunkeld, AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Cape Norman, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Tarnaby, SEdaily rain2.7 mm (0.11 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Newlyn Reservoir, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Hvar, HRdaily low max17.5 C (63.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Bird Rocks, CAdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min9.0 C (48.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Gobarralong, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918St John's, CAdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Port Alfred, ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Kazan, RUdaily rain12.9 mm (0.5 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Sheffield, GBdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1918Kiev, UAdaily low min2.7 C (36.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)11 years6 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 1918
Records on 05-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1918. 1918 had 31 records. 01,0002,0003,0001818: 31844: 11847: 11848: 11852: 11853: 11855: 11856: 11858: 11860: 21863: 11864: 11865: 41867: 11868: 41870: 11871: 21873: 41878: 11879: 11880: 21881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 11886: 11887: 11889: 31890: 11891: 11892: 21893: 71894: 21895: 51896: 11897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 11901: 41902: 91903: 121904: 71905: 201906: 81907: 201908: 321909: 61910: 221911: 221912: 261913: 891914: 251915: 321916: 411917: 421918: 311919: 901920: 281921: 3921922: 721923: 1211924: 1871925: 1901926: 2011927: 1771928: 861929: 3681930: 5301931: 3161932: 2561933: 2501934: 7311935: 881936: 5791937: 4401938: 3091939: 3361940: 2891941: 5181942: 5001943: 4441944: 3251945: 3831946: 3101947: 8801948: 3861949: 3181950: 3761951: 4481952: 2951953: 6221954: 2711955: 3771956: 4661957: 2671958: 4801959: 4191960: 2741961: 6571962: 4541963: 2451964: 7091965: 4541966: 3261967: 8591968: 3571969: 1,0921970: 4831971: 1,0441972: 7211973: 3911974: 6311975: 7761976: 4991977: 4441978: 8881979: 1,1851980: 6501981: 1,0011982: 9811983: 1,3101984: 2,5431985: 7721986: 1,2641987: 1,0211988: 1,3711989: 1,0211990: 9831991: 1,2641992: 1,4131993: 6901994: 8341995: 7771996: 8931997: 9361998: 1,1901999: 1,1132000: 1,3912001: 8542002: 9402003: 1,1102004: 1,2192005: 7372006: 1,1792007: 1,1282008: 8292009: 4802010: 7712011: 1,9142012: 7202013: 8212014: 5512015: 6992016: 5402017: 6572018: 1,3192019: 7062020: 9202021: 8412022: 1,0342023: 3442024: 6002025: 8282026: 5251818187318951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1918. 1918 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-30 in each year
YearRecords
18183
18441
18471
18481
18521
18531
18551
18561
18581
18602
18631
18641
18654
18671
18684
18701
18712
18734
18781
18791
18802
18811
18822
18831
18842
18851
18861
18871
18893
18901
18911
18922
18937
18942
18955
18961
18971
18982
18994
19001
19014
19029
190312
19047
190520
19068
190720
190832
19096
191022
191122
191226
191389
191425
191532
191641
191742
191831
191990
192028
1921392
192272
1923121
1924187
1925190
1926201
1927177
192886
1929368
1930530
1931316
1932256
1933250
1934731
193588
1936579
1937440
1938309
1939336
1940289
1941518
1942500
1943444
1944325
1945383
1946310
1947880
1948386
1949318
1950376
1951448
1952295
1953622
1954271
1955377
1956466
1957267
1958480
1959419
1960274
1961657
1962454
1963245
1964709
1965454
1966326
1967859
1968357
19691,092
1970483
19711,044
1972721
1973391
1974631
1975776
1976499
1977444
1978888
19791,185
1980650
19811,001
1982981
19831,310
19842,543
1985772
19861,264
19871,021
19881,371
19891,021
1990983
19911,264
19921,413
1993690
1994834
1995777
1996893
1997936
19981,190
19991,113
20001,391
2001854
2002940
20031,110
20041,219
2005737
20061,179
20071,128
2008829
2009480
2010771
20111,914
2012720
2013821
2014551
2015699
2016540
2017657
20181,319
2019706
2020920
2021841
20221,034
2023344
2024600
2025828
2026525

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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).