Weather Records on 30 October 1953

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1953. Highest significance: Agassiz Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 30 October 1953

On 30 October 1953, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 515 daily.
Agassiz Cda set a daily record precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 30 October 1953.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

522 stations

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

Weather records on 30 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 30 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1953

Top 20 records on 30 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1953	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Baindur, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Belgaum, IN	monthly rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Hubli, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Challakire, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Galong, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Noondoo, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1953	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	42 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1953. 1953 had 522 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 1953-10-30: 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 25	419
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1