Weather Records on 30 May 1956

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1956. Highest significance: Burhanpur Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 30 May 1956

On 30 May 1956, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 437 daily.
Burhanpur Sr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 30 May 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 30 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Van Meter	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1956

Top 20 records on 30 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1956	Burhanpur Sr, IN	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1956	Khandwa, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1956	Rajpipla(Nandod), IN	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1956	Makrai, IN	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Ner, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Harda, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Belleville, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Chhuikhadan, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Malkapur, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Rajpur, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Watertown, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Mandhata, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Yeotmal, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Lowville, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Wardha, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Ashta, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Wani, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Paola, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1956	Hussainabad, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	40 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

1818 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1956. 1956 had 466 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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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 10	293
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2