Weather Records on 9 May 1930

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1930. Highest significance: Banana Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 May 1930

On 9 May 1930, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 495 daily.
Banana Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 9 May 1930.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 9 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 9 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1930

Top 20 records on 9 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1930	Banana Post Office, AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1930	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1930	Blackwater Post Office, AU	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1930	Mount McConnell, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1930	Raglan, AU	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1930	Taroom Post Office, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Fort Bourke, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Langmorn, AU	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1930	Beowawe, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 526 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 20	367
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4