Weather Records on 30 July 1956

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1956. Highest significance: Sindgi, IN.

Key Facts for 30 July 1956

On 30 July 1956, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 499 daily.
Sindgi set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 30 July 1956.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

506 stations

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

Weather records on 30 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tulabada	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 188, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 30 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	188
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1956

Top 20 records on 30 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1956	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Harsud, IN	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Canon City, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Riverton, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Clark, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1956	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	White Lake, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Barrie, CA	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Bethlehem, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	30 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 506 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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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	311
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1