Weather Records on 30 May 1965

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1965. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 May 1965

On 30 May 1965, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 450 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 30 May 1965.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 30 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1965

Top 20 records on 30 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1965	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1965	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1965	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1965	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1965	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Silverdales, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Bele (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Herold (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1965	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	43 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

1818 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1965. 1965 had 454 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 250	356
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1