Weather Records on 30 May 1982

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1982. Highest significance: Nazare, BR.

Key Facts for 30 May 1982

On 30 May 1982, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 928 daily.
Nazare set an all-time record daily precipitation of 170.0 mm (6.7 in) on 30 May 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 30 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Boy	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Vale Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nandowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 30 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 30 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 48, daily 928.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1982

Top 20 records on 30 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1982	Nazare, BR	all-time rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1982	Lewistown AP, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1982	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1982	Liafoss, NO	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Rocky Boy, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Hamlin, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Luroy, NO	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Menno, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Allegan 5NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Canistota 2 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Everett, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Bridgewater, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Howard, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1982	De Smet, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1982. 1982 had 981 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 1982-05-30: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	740
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1