Weather Records on 30 May 1963

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1963. Highest significance: Haskell, US.

Key Facts for 30 May 1963

On 30 May 1963, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 236 daily.
Haskell set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 30 May 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 30 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wannerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1963

Top 20 records on 30 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1963	Haskell, US	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Rio Grande (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Graham, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Vernon, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Wauchula, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Memphis, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Hat Creek, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Beaver, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Winters 9 NNE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	E Wareham, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Gumla, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Siruguppa, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1963	Perryton, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1963	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1963	Wannerie, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1963	Payette, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1963	Idaho City, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1963	Port Orford 2, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1963	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1963. 1963 had 245 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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Data for records on 1963-05-30: 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 10	171
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2