Weather Records on 30 July 1953

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1953. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 1953

On 30 July 1953, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 339 daily.
Santa Fe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 30 July 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 30 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 30 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1953

Top 20 records on 30 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1953	Santa Fe, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Gisela, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Chandor, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Dalton, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Williams, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Washington, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Gooty, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Sion, CA	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1953	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1953	Kopargaon, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1953	Vengurla, IN	daily rain	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1953	Natural Brg, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1953	Alta, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1953	Bharatpur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1953	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	57 years	32 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

1794 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 345 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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Data for records on 1953-07-30: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 July 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 10	195
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2