Weather Records on 30 May 1985

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 1985. Highest significance: Begumpet Obsy, IN.

Key Facts for 30 May 1985

On 30 May 1985, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 694 daily.
Begumpet Obsy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 30 May 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

772 stations

772 station records on 30 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Island Lake Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Waterbag)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scobey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Moolooloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werona (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 77, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 1985

Top 20 records on 30 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 1985	Begumpet Obsy, IN	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 May 1985	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1985	Tartu, EE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 May 1985	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Superior, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Wheaton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Cut Bank AP, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Kinalung (Munka), AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Blinman (Narrina), AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Murrindindi, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	E Glacier, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Guthrie 5S, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Island Lake Rsvr, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	El Reno 1 N, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1985	Glasgow, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 1985. 1985 had 772 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 1985-05-30: 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	562
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1