Weather Records on 30 July 1920

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1920. Highest significance: Urana Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 July 1920

On 30 July 1920, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 185 daily.
Urana Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 30 July 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

188 stations

188 station records on 30 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Lodge 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borambola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Upper 3 Run	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 30 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1920

Top 20 records on 30 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1920	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Kooba, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Pine Lodge 1, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Borambola, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Granville (Kentucky), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Yalgogrin South, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Arundel, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	all-time high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1920	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1920	Yamma, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1920	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1920	Toulby, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1920	Nelgowrie, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1920	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	28 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

1794 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 188 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	81
5 to 10	39
10 to 15	36
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	6