Weather Records on 30 October 1959

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1959. Highest significance: Bodalla Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1959

On 30 October 1959, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 786 daily.
Bodalla Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.9 mm (7.2 in) on 30 October 1959.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 30 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.6 mm (10.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 627, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 30 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	627
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 30 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 67, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1959

Top 20 records on 30 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1959	Bodalla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Nowra Treatment Works, AU	monthly rain	259.6 mm (10.2 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Globe Rs, US	all-time rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Reno Rs, US	all-time rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Badarpur, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1959	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1959	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1959	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1959	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	58 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 859 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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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	700
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1