Weather Records on 30 July 1942

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1942. Highest significance: Rajpipla(Nandod), IN.

Key Facts for 30 July 1942

On 30 July 1942, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 298 daily.
Rajpipla(Nandod) set a daily record precipitation of 182.4 mm (7.2 in) on 30 July 1942.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

304 stations

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

Weather records on 30 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 30 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1942

Top 20 records on 30 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1942	Rajpipla(Nandod), IN	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Ashland, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Waverly, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Napoleon, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Rockingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Karnal, IN	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Nakur, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Grafton, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Broach, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Bunbury Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Vysnij Volocek, RU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Waterloo, US	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Jaora, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Ellensfield, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Sabinal, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Katangi, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Fairmont, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1942	Serpentine, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	35 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

1794 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 304 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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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	211
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1