Weather Records on 30 May 1951

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1951. Highest significance: Taipu, BR.

Key Facts for 30 May 1951

On 30 May 1951, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 416 daily.
Taipu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.3 mm (8.6 in) on 30 May 1951.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 30 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	218.3 mm (8.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arriba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 30 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1951

Top 20 records on 30 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1951	Taipu, BR	all-time rain	218.3 mm (8.6 in)	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1951	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1951	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Hubli, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Landsdown, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Gadhchiroli, IN	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Savannah 6 SW, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Arriba, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Todgarh, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Rayadurg, IN	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Gopalganj Sr, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Nargund, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Browning, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Elephant Butte Dam, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1951	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1951	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1951	Bilara, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1951	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	33 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1951. 1951 had 448 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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Data for records on 1951-05-30: 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	316
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1