Weather Records on 30 May 1938

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1938. Highest significance: Skaneateles, US.

Key Facts for 30 May 1938

On 30 May 1938, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 288 daily.
Skaneateles set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 30 May 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 30 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 30 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1938

Top 20 records on 30 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1938	Skaneateles, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1938	Itahar, IN	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Malda, IN	monthly rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Hoxie, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Bidhuna, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Chanchal, IN	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Burlington, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Caroleen, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Chintalapudi, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Borio, IN	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Tamia, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Sardarpur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Academy 2NE, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Mahendraganj, IN	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1938	Fulton 3 W, US	all-time rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	37 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

1818 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1938. 1938 had 309 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	180
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1