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Weather Records on 30 August 1909

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1909. Highest significance: Daly Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1909

  • On 30 August 1909, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Daly Waters set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 30 August 1909.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 30 August 1909 37 station records on 30 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 30 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Daly WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation21.9 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 30 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 30 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 30 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 August 1909 by timescale Records on 30 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 33.
Records on 30 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1909 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 222 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 18 to 10: 30 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 222
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 81
8 to 103

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1909
Top 20 records on 30 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 August 1909Daly Waters, AUmonthly rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)26 years28 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909San Diego Wbo, USmonthly high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Stonecliffe, CAmonthly low max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Gavle, SEdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Goulburn, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain21.9 mm (0.9 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Jonkoping, SEdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Haparanda, SEdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Harnosand, SEdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Port Dover, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Port Dover, CAdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max13.6 C (56.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1909Quebec, CAdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years12 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 1909
Records on 08-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1909. 1909 had 37 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 1909. 1909 had 37 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).