Weather Records on 30 May 1996

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1996. Highest significance: Moskalvo, RU.

Key Facts for 30 May 1996

On 30 May 1996, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 825 daily.
Moskalvo set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 30 May 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 30 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atenguillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kovdor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaltenango Sanchez Roman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terrerillos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umiat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Temascal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 56, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1996

Top 20 records on 30 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1996	Moskalvo, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Sosnovka, RU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Litke, RU	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Atenguillo, MX	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Orono, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Angleton 2 W, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Brackettville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	El Platanito, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Center 4SE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Marquette, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Kovdor, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Somerville Dam, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Joao Pessoa, BR	monthly rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1996	Santander Centro, ES	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	69 years	38 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1996. 1996 had 893 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 May 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 10	561
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5