Weather Records on 30 May 1941

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1941. Highest significance: Ormesby, AU.

Key Facts for 30 May 1941

On 30 May 1941, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 491 daily.
Ormesby set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 30 May 1941.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 30 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 309.

Records on 30 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1941

Top 20 records on 30 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1941	Ormesby, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Theebine, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Schenley Lock 5, US	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Lansing, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Gympie, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Bauple, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Charduar, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Khutauna, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	China Flat, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1941	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	42 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1941. 1941 had 518 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	274
10 to 20	78
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	13
50 to 60	10
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2