Weather Records on 30 October 1941

393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1941. Highest significance: Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 October 1941

On 30 October 1941, 393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 352 daily.
Aberdeen (Tnk) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 174.5 mm (6.9 in) on 30 October 1941.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

393 stations

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

Weather records on 30 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

393 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 30 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 30 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 32, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1941

Top 20 records on 30 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1941	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 1941	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1941	Albertvale, ZA	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1941	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1941	Bakensrug, ZA	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1941	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1941	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1941	Fir Glen, ZA	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Ruston la Tech, US	all-time rain	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Chandler, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Gravette, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Rogers, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1941	Rosedale, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	48 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

1799 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1941. 1941 had 393 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	251
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	4