Weather Records on 30 July 1962

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1962. Highest significance: Boise City 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 1962

On 30 July 1962, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 365 daily.
Boise City 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 30 July 1962.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 30 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chandia Nallah	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaso	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 125.

Records on 30 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1962

Top 20 records on 30 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1962	Boise City 2 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1962	Banda, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Magdalena, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Chandia Nallah, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Enterprise, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Ness City, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Alton, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Mat, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Verhneimbatsk, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Hatch, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	Gumri, AM	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1962	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1962	Amta, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1962	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1962	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1962	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 378 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 1962-07-30: 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	266
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1