Weather Records on 30 May 1969

1,092 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1969. Highest significance: Yan Yean, AU.

Key Facts for 30 May 1969

On 30 May 1969, 1,092 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Yan Yean set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 30 May 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,092 stations

1,092 station records on 30 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Interlaken	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meatian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (the Grange)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turriff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balwyn North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,092 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 707, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	707
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1969

Top 20 records on 30 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1969	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Ormley, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Burnley, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Kew, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Stonehenge, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Tower Hill, AU	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Ensay, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Oatlands (Bow Hill), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Sedan, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1969	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1969. 1969 had 1,092 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 1969-05-30: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	818
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1