Weather Records on 28 May 1930

131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1930. Highest significance: Low Isles Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1930

On 28 May 1930, 131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 129 daily.
Low Isles Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 28 May 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

131 stations

131 station records on 28 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

131 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 40.

Records on 28 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 129.

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 31.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1930

Top 20 records on 28 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1930	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1930	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Conconully, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Colville, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Waterville, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1930	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	44 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

1794 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 131 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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	85
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1