Weather Records on 7 October 1930

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1930. Highest significance: Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1930

On 7 October 1930, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 493 daily.
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains) set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 7 October 1930.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 7 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie (Rotherfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 425.

Records on 7 October 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1930

Top 20 records on 7 October 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1930	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Bumberry, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Gowrie (Rotherfield), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Jeir, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Wandary, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Ooma, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Yalta, UA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Berrebangalo, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Condobolin (Ringwood), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Pallamallawa 2, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1930	Erambie, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 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

1802 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1930. 1930 had 517 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	396
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1