Weather Records on 30 June 1956

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 June 1956. Highest significance: New Salem 5NW, US.

Key Facts for 30 June 1956

On 30 June 1956, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 398 daily.
New Salem 5NW set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 30 June 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

409 stations

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

Weather records on 30 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anamalais	India	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 30 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 30 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 June 1956

Top 20 records on 30 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 June 1956	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 June 1956	Holy Cross, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Gospic, HR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Williams, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Loch, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Uran, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Nandyal, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Roseau, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Bhimnagar, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1956	Aguas Belas, BR	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1956	New England, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	34 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

1826 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1956. 1956 had 409 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-30 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1832	1
1835	2
1843	2
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	5
1901	9
1902	10
1903	8
1904	20
1905	23
1906	20
1907	12
1908	17
1909	39
1910	57
1911	12
1912	32
1913	99
1914	97
1915	40
1916	66
1917	39
1918	54
1919	72
1920	319
1921	121
1922	133
1923	309
1924	194
1925	113
1926	65
1927	240
1928	137
1929	213
1930	168
1931	774
1932	154
1933	571
1934	331
1935	347
1936	620
1937	458
1938	330
1939	438
1940	346
1941	341
1942	408
1943	790
1944	272
1945	671
1946	631
1947	487
1948	340
1949	403
1950	494
1951	517
1952	533
1953	404
1954	426
1955	432
1956	409
1957	592
1958	423
1959	948
1960	270
1961	351
1962	375
1963	560
1964	434
1965	240
1966	379
1967	414
1968	752
1969	459
1970	730
1971	459
1972	558
1973	623
1974	643
1975	414
1976	607
1977	662
1978	721
1979	601
1980	935
1981	838
1982	1,230
1983	752
1984	722
1985	829
1986	745
1987	1,044
1988	1,216
1989	953
1990	1,191
1991	1,129
1992	1,670
1993	711
1994	951
1995	1,354
1996	889
1997	938
1998	1,714
1999	910
2000	861
2001	778
2002	904
2003	896
2004	998
2005	1,526
2006	723
2007	736
2008	852
2009	1,052
2010	1,069
2011	1,057
2012	1,416
2013	963
2014	496
2015	1,018
2016	371
2017	642
2018	625
2019	1,042
2020	1,151
2021	1,442
2022	709
2023	531
2024	1,004
2025	858
2026	999

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Data for records on 1956-06-30: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	304
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2