Weather Records on 30 May 2001

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 2001. Highest significance: Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 30 May 2001

On 30 May 2001, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
423 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 801 daily.
Webbers Falls 5 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 30 May 2001.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 30 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dewar 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jurien Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Gaspar de Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 2001

Top 20 records on 30 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 2001	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 May 2001	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 May 2001	Long Is 1N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 2001	Bristow, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Moscow, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Shawnee, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Haskell, US	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Mannford 6 NW, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Villa Obregon, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Salzburg, AT	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Checotah, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Laramie 2NW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Dewar 2 NE, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Mozajsk, RU	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2001	Ionia, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 2001. 2001 had 854 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2001-05-30: 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 20	630
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1