Weather Records on 30 October 1942

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1942. Highest significance: Longerenong, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1942

On 30 October 1942, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 845 daily.
Longerenong set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 30 October 1942.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

877 stations

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

Weather records on 30 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lynwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Towan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 664, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 30 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	664
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 30 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1942

Top 20 records on 30 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1942	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Nhill, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Rogers, US	all-time rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1942	Woodstock West, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Bendigo Channel, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Antwerp, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1942	Moyston, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1942. 1942 had 877 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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Data for records on 1942-10-30: 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 10	480
10 to 20	176
20 to 30	88
30 to 40	34
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	3