Weather Records on 30 May 2006

1,179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 2006. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 30 May 2006

On 30 May 2006, 1,179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
658 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 122 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Abu Hamed set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 30 May 2006.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,179 stations

1,179 station records on 30 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Barranco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Apuro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Santa Elena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Vas Na Blokah	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terrones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Endho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuamantzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molinito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,179 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 30 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 122, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

832 broken records

Margins by which the 832 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 2006

Top 20 records on 30 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Chapulco, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Postojna, SI	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	El Barranco, MX	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Zavizan, HR	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	El Apuro, MX	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Nueva Santa Elena, MX	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Central Michigan UNIV, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Guajataca Dam, PR	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Alum Fk, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Nova Vas Na Blokah, SI	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Villa Juarez, MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Totutla, MX	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Nhill, AU	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Danbury, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Finca A. Prusia, MX	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2006	Terrones, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 2006. 2006 had 1,179 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 2006-05-30: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	791
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3