Weather Records on 30 October 1957

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1957. Highest significance: Wolston Park Hospital, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1957

On 30 October 1957, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 528 daily.
Wolston Park Hospital set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 30 October 1957.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

531 stations

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

Weather records on 30 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunlight	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 30 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1957

Top 20 records on 30 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1957	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Lake Manchester, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Warragai, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1957	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	44 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1957. 1957 had 531 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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Data for records on 1957-10-30: 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	388
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1