Weather Records on 30 May 2026

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 May 2026. Highest significance: Athens Ben Epps AP, US.

Key Facts for 30 May 2026

On 30 May 2026, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 490 daily.
Athens Ben Epps AP set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 30 May 2026.
Across 165 earlier years (1818 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 30 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kelley R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Pine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slug Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bisson Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chepeta	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Island Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosby Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pickfoot Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steel Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dagupan	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wonsan	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eliot	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gros Ventre Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curapca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 30 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 May 2026

Top 20 records on 30 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 2026	Athens Ben Epps AP, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Idaho Falls FAA AP, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Livingston AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Porcupine, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Wentworth, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Athens, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Kelley R.S., US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Ryegate, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Ryegate, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Fossil Butte, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Black Pine, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Slug Creek Divide, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Bisson Creek, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Ulleungdo, KR	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2026	Maastricht, NL	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1818 to 2026. 2026 had 525 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).