Weather Records on 30 October 1955

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1955. Highest significance: Naradhan (Uralba), AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1955

On 30 October 1955, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 478 daily.
Naradhan (Uralba) set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 30 October 1955.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 30 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Barron Forest Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1955

Top 20 records on 30 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1955	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1955	Auburn, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Boree Creek (Richmond St), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Ste Agathe des Monts, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Henty Post Office, AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Rock View, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Vanrook Station, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Leeton Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Manantoddy, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1955	Mittagong Head Station, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	45 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1955. 1955 had 494 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 20	349
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3