Weather Records on 11 May 1930

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1930. Highest significance: Canary Island South, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1930

On 11 May 1930, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 377 daily.
Canary Island South set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 11 May 1930.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 11 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 11 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1930

Top 20 records on 11 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1930	Canary Island South, AU	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Rosebud, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Paika, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Metten, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Lampasas, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Boort, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Angaston, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Budgerum, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Colby, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1930	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1930	Beardsley, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 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

1814 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1930. 1930 had 380 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1930-05-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	298
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1