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Weather Records on 30 August 1900

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1900. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1900

  • On 30 August 1900, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record low maximum temperature of 9.3 C (48.7 F) on 30 August 1900.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 30 August 1900 6 station records on 30 August 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 30 August 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 August 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 30 August 1900 by type Records set or tied on 30 August 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 August 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 30 August 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 August 1900 by timescale Records on 30 August 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 August 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 30 August 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1900 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.6. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1900
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.01

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1900
Top 6 records on 30 August 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 August 1900Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max9.3 C (48.7 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)38 years24 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1900Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1900Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1900Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1900Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1900Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)1 year3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 1900
Records on 08-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1900. 1900 had 6 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001806: 11807: 41813: 11814: 21827: 11829: 11835: 11838: 11839: 11845: 41850: 11851: 21855: 11857: 11859: 11864: 21867: 11869: 11870: 21874: 11875: 21876: 11877: 21878: 11880: 41881: 21882: 11884: 11885: 51886: 71887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 51891: 11892: 31893: 31894: 21895: 11896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 21900: 61901: 81902: 121903: 191904: 131905: 231906: 291907: 81908: 101909: 371910: 151911: 411912: 601913: 221914: 231915: 471916: 171917: 501918: 451919: 171920: 781921: 1001922: 651923: 611924: 2831925: 1671926: 1731927: 1091928: 3271929: 2081930: 2451931: 1921932: 1,1021933: 2741934: 5191935: 4761936: 1911937: 4181938: 2331939: 4011940: 3461941: 4221942: 3851943: 4871944: 4911945: 4551946: 5451947: 5991948: 5191949: 2401950: 4811951: 1,0911952: 3161953: 1,1241954: 5161955: 4171956: 4791957: 3211958: 3631959: 5461960: 3561961: 5731962: 3871963: 4421964: 4221965: 1,1181966: 5001967: 5361968: 7291969: 5221970: 4231971: 4431972: 5791973: 6461974: 8381975: 6641976: 6791977: 6651978: 8251979: 5171980: 5721981: 6841982: 7701983: 6961984: 1,1271985: 6291986: 1,7681987: 6381988: 8811989: 7911990: 9831991: 9381992: 1,6971993: 1,2001994: 6011995: 9401996: 1,3851997: 9601998: 1,2781999: 8642000: 1,1892001: 7502002: 8012003: 1,2262004: 1,0872005: 1,5002006: 9892007: 1,3002008: 6782009: 1,2512010: 1,5522011: 9942012: 1,0872013: 6442014: 5582015: 1,0742016: 5522017: 9242018: 6162019: 7552020: 6712021: 4292022: 1,0772023: 6512024: 9122025: 3242026: 7331806186918911908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1900. 1900 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-30 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18074
18131
18142
18271
18291
18351
18381
18391
18454
18501
18512
18551
18571
18591
18642
18671
18691
18702
18741
18752
18761
18772
18781
18804
18812
18821
18841
18855
18867
18871
18881
18892
18905
18911
18923
18933
18942
18951
18961
18973
18983
18992
19006
19018
190212
190319
190413
190523
190629
19078
190810
190937
191015
191141
191260
191322
191423
191547
191617
191750
191845
191917
192078
1921100
192265
192361
1924283
1925167
1926173
1927109
1928327
1929208
1930245
1931192
19321,102
1933274
1934519
1935476
1936191
1937418
1938233
1939401
1940346
1941422
1942385
1943487
1944491
1945455
1946545
1947599
1948519
1949240
1950481
19511,091
1952316
19531,124
1954516
1955417
1956479
1957321
1958363
1959546
1960356
1961573
1962387
1963442
1964422
19651,118
1966500
1967536
1968729
1969522
1970423
1971443
1972579
1973646
1974838
1975664
1976679
1977665
1978825
1979517
1980572
1981684
1982770
1983696
19841,127
1985629
19861,768
1987638
1988881
1989791
1990983
1991938
19921,697
19931,200
1994601
1995940
19961,385
1997960
19981,278
1999864
20001,189
2001750
2002801
20031,226
20041,087
20051,500
2006989
20071,300
2008678
20091,251
20101,552
2011994
20121,087
2013644
2014558
20151,074
2016552
2017924
2018616
2019755
2020671
2021429
20221,077
2023651
2024912
2025324
2026733

Download the Data

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).