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Weather Records on 30 August 1902

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1902. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1902

  • On 30 August 1902, 12 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 12 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 30 August 1902.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 30 August 1902 12 station records on 30 August 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 30 August 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 August 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.6 mm (2.7 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.7 mm (3.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature40.6 C (105.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature18.2 C (64.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 30 August 1902 by type Records set or tied on 30 August 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 August 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 30 August 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 August 1902 by timescale Records on 30 August 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 August 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 30 August 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1902 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 210 to 15: 215 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 102
10 to 152
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 352

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1902
Top 12 records on 30 August 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 August 1902Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain69.6 mm (2.7 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)22 years43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1902Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain76.7 mm (3.0 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)22 years39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1902Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)16.4 mm (0.6 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Boorolong, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Fort Sill, USdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min1.8 C (35.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Wien, ATdaily high min18.2 C (64.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1902Sydney, CAdaily high max (Tie)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie0 years0 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 1902
Records on 08-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1902. 1902 had 12 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 1902. 1902 had 12 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

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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).