Weather Records on 30 October 2006

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 2006. Highest significance: Bonners Ferry, US.

Key Facts for 30 October 2006

On 30 October 2006, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 858 daily.
Bonners Ferry set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 30 October 2006.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

886 stations

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

Weather records on 30 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gondar	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Preststulen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skq Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 30 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 30 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 2006

Top 20 records on 30 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 2006	Bonners Ferry, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 2006	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2006	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Takada, JP	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	15.4 cm (6.1 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Zima, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Gondar, ET	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Asele, SE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Franklin, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Milan, IT	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	226 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Thompson Falls Ph, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Landsburg, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2006	Chita, RU	daily high min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 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

1799 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2006. 2006 had 886 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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Data for records on 2006-10-30: 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 50	652
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2