Weather Records on 30 October 1954

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1954. Highest significance: Bloomingdale, US.

Key Facts for 30 October 1954

On 30 October 1954, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 264 daily.
Bloomingdale set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.1 cm (13.8 in) on 30 October 1954.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 30 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Finniss Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 199.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1954

Top 20 records on 30 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1954	Bloomingdale, US	monthly snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1954	Warriup, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1954	Plant City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Newport, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	20.9 C (69.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Belle Isle, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Ironwood, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Dayton Mcd, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Fife Lake 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1954	Lucan, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	33 years	25 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

1799 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 276 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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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	212
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1