Weather Records on 30 July 1957

289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1957. Highest significance: Hopkinsville, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 1957

On 30 July 1957, 289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 285 daily.
Hopkinsville set a daily record precipitation of 92.2 mm (3.6 in) on 30 July 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

289 stations

289 station records on 30 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

289 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 149.

Records on 30 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1957

Top 20 records on 30 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1957	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1957	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Bolton, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Karmala, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Georgetown, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Searcy, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Kheri, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Pudino, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Wynne, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1957	Gadarwara, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1957	Millinocket, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1957	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	31 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 289 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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Data for records on 1957-07-30: 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	192
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1