Weather Records on 30 May 1935

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1935. Highest significance: Benkelman 1N, US.

Key Facts for 30 May 1935

On 30 May 1935, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 84 daily.
Benkelman 1N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 30 May 1935.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 30 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakardu Obsy	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 30 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1935

Top 20 records on 30 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1935	Benkelman 1N, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1935	Wien, AT	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1935	Beowawe, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Lexington, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Culbertson, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Battle Mtn, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Galway, IE	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Austin #2, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Viljujsk, RU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Golconda, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Sakardu Obsy, PK	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1935	Constantine, DZ	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	35 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1935. 1935 had 88 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 May 1935
Margin	Records
0 to 10	62
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1