Weather Records on 30 June 1942

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 June 1942. Highest significance: Challa, AU.

Key Facts for 30 June 1942

On 30 June 1942, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 379 daily.
Challa set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 30 June 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 30 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boodanoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 30 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 30 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 June 1942

Top 20 records on 30 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 June 1942	Challa, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Sorab, IN	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Boodanoo, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Tulia 6 NE, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Cowles, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Yoweragabbie, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Ardmore, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Mountainair, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1942	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 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

1826 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1942. 1942 had 408 records.

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

Records on 06-30 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1832	1
1835	2
1843	2
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	5
1901	9
1902	10
1903	8
1904	20
1905	23
1906	20
1907	12
1908	17
1909	39
1910	57
1911	12
1912	32
1913	99
1914	97
1915	40
1916	66
1917	39
1918	54
1919	72
1920	319
1921	121
1922	133
1923	309
1924	194
1925	113
1926	65
1927	240
1928	137
1929	213
1930	168
1931	774
1932	154
1933	571
1934	331
1935	347
1936	620
1937	458
1938	330
1939	438
1940	346
1941	341
1942	408
1943	790
1944	272
1945	671
1946	631
1947	487
1948	340
1949	403
1950	494
1951	517
1952	533
1953	404
1954	426
1955	432
1956	409
1957	592
1958	423
1959	948
1960	270
1961	351
1962	375
1963	560
1964	434
1965	240
1966	379
1967	414
1968	752
1969	459
1970	730
1971	459
1972	558
1973	623
1974	643
1975	414
1976	607
1977	662
1978	721
1979	601
1980	935
1981	838
1982	1,230
1983	752
1984	722
1985	829
1986	745
1987	1,044
1988	1,216
1989	953
1990	1,191
1991	1,129
1992	1,670
1993	711
1994	951
1995	1,354
1996	889
1997	938
1998	1,714
1999	910
2000	861
2001	778
2002	904
2003	896
2004	998
2005	1,526
2006	723
2007	736
2008	852
2009	1,052
2010	1,069
2011	1,057
2012	1,416
2013	963
2014	496
2015	1,018
2016	371
2017	642
2018	625
2019	1,042
2020	1,151
2021	1,442
2022	709
2023	531
2024	1,004
2025	858
2026	999

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Data for records on 1942-06-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	290
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1