Weather Records on 30 May 2023

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 2023. Highest significance: Kaca, RU.

Key Facts for 30 May 2023

On 30 May 2023, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 314 daily.
Kaca set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 30 May 2023.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 30 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elazig	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Antichan	France	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
King Khaled Ab	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolu	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kemchug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hangzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haeju	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Al Baha	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record low maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bijie	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur/Sanganer	India	Record low maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mengzi	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enshi	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarempa	Indonesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Aerodrome	India	Record low maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 2023

Top 20 records on 30 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 2023	Kaca, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 May 2023	Nenana Muni AP, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 May 2023	Elazig, TR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Nizhneudinsk, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Andoya, NO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Calistoga, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Wushaoling, CN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Huili, CN	all-time high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Antichan, FR	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Sidney, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Mys Lopatka, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Jaisalmer, IN	daily low min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	King Khaled Ab, SA	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Bolu, TR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Ica, RU	monthly high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Tombstone, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 2023. 2023 had 344 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	251
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2