Weather Records on 30 May 1949

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1949. Highest significance: Boreli, IN.

Key Facts for 30 May 1949

On 30 May 1949, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 309 daily.
Boreli set a daily record precipitation of 154.2 mm (6.1 in) on 30 May 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 30 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dhama	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 30 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1949

Top 20 records on 30 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1949	Boreli, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Heerde, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Kurdege, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Prince, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Ambikapur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Sousa, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Harsud, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Dewan, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Seoni, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1949	Luis Gomes, BR	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	34 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1949. 1949 had 318 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 10	211
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1