Weather Records on 30 May 1946

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1946. Highest significance: Hatta, IN.

Key Facts for 30 May 1946

On 30 May 1946, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 306 daily.
Hatta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 30 May 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 30 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 30 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1946

Top 20 records on 30 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1946	Hatta, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1946	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Joplin, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Sirathu, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Fessenden, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Yalta, UA	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Spearfish, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Balumath, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Kharsawan, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1946	Frederick, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Hata, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Madison, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1946	Birtle, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1946. 1946 had 310 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 20	212
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1