Weather Records on 30 May 1923

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1923. Highest significance: Robe Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 30 May 1923

On 30 May 1923, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 118 daily.
Robe Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 30 May 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 30 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 67.

Records on 30 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

104 broken records

Margins by which the 104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1923

Top 20 records on 30 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1923	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1923	Meadows, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1923	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1923	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1923	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Merino, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Muenster, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Artern, DE	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1923	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1923. 1923 had 121 records.

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

Records on 05-30 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	66
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1