Weather Records on 30 May 1960

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1960. Highest significance: Gulbarga, IN.

Key Facts for 30 May 1960

On 30 May 1960, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 260 daily.
Gulbarga set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 30 May 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 30 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washago	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bersimis	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Capulin 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 30 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1960

Top 20 records on 30 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1960	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Sorab, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Clearwater, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Niagara Falls, CA	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1960	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Assobani, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Niagara Falls Ont Hydro, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1960	Soltau, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	29 years	29 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

1818 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1960. 1960 had 274 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	200
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1