Weather Records on 30 October 1960

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1960. Highest significance: Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1960

On 30 October 1960, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 257 daily.
Goonoo Goonoo Station set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 30 October 1960.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

258 stations

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

Weather records on 30 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 30 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1960

Top 20 records on 30 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1960	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Simmesport, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Magadi, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Steffenville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Unionville, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Tupelo, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Brunswick, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1960	Concordia, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1960	Trenton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1960	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1960	Warsaw, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1960	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1960	Macon, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	33 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

1799 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1960. 1960 had 258 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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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	164
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1