Weather Records on 30 July 1994

1,631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1994. Highest significance: Caltowie, AU.

Key Facts for 30 July 1994

On 30 July 1994, 1,631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
856 were record highs and 397 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 37 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,540 daily.
Caltowie set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 30 July 1994.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,631 stations

1,631 station records on 30 July 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koongawa (Retawon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Inglewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Berangwee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Naranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Gulf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee (Hazelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tahara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphettville Raceco	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Clifton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,631 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 446, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 296, Heaviest daily rainfall 378.

Records on 30 July 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	446
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	296
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1994 by timescale: all-time 37, monthly 54, daily 1,540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,305 broken records

Margins by which the 1,305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1994

Top 20 records on 30 July 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1994	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	San Simon, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Teigarhorn, IS	all-time rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Mount Wudinna, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Maitland, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Penong, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Kadina, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Nagano, JP	all-time rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Yacka, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1994	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1994	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1994	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1994	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1994	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1994	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1994	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	51 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

1794 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,631 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 1994-07-30: 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	1,279
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1