Weather Records on 30 August 1912

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1912. Highest significance: Truro, CA.

Key Facts for 30 August 1912

On 30 August 1912, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 52 daily.
Truro set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 8.3 C (46.9 F) on 30 August 1912.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 30 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.

Records on 30 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1912

Top 20 records on 30 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1912	Truro, CA	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Parry Sound, CA	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Toronto, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Pitea, SE	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Chatham, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Saint John, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Plauen, DE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Buffalo, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Halifax, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1912	Umea, SE	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	14 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1912. 1912 had 60 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1807	4
1813	1
1814	2
1827	1
1829	1
1835	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	4
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	4
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	7
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	6
1901	8
1902	12
1903	19
1904	13
1905	23
1906	29
1907	8
1908	10
1909	37
1910	15
1911	41
1912	60
1913	22
1914	23
1915	47
1916	17
1917	50
1918	45
1919	17
1920	78
1921	100
1922	65
1923	61
1924	283
1925	167
1926	173
1927	109
1928	327
1929	208
1930	245
1931	192
1932	1,102
1933	274
1934	519
1935	476
1936	191
1937	418
1938	233
1939	401
1940	346
1941	422
1942	385
1943	487
1944	491
1945	455
1946	545
1947	599
1948	519
1949	240
1950	481
1951	1,091
1952	316
1953	1,124
1954	516
1955	417
1956	479
1957	321
1958	363
1959	546
1960	356
1961	573
1962	387
1963	442
1964	422
1965	1,118
1966	500
1967	536
1968	729
1969	522
1970	423
1971	443
1972	579
1973	646
1974	838
1975	664
1976	679
1977	665
1978	825
1979	517
1980	572
1981	684
1982	770
1983	696
1984	1,127
1985	629
1986	1,768
1987	638
1988	881
1989	791
1990	983
1991	938
1992	1,697
1993	1,200
1994	601
1995	940
1996	1,385
1997	960
1998	1,278
1999	864
2000	1,189
2001	750
2002	801
2003	1,226
2004	1,087
2005	1,500
2006	989
2007	1,300
2008	678
2009	1,251
2010	1,552
2011	994
2012	1,087
2013	644
2014	558
2015	1,074
2016	552
2017	924
2018	616
2019	755
2020	671
2021	429
2022	1,077
2023	651
2024	912
2025	324
2026	733

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	33
2 to 4	9
4 to 6	0
6 to 8	0
8 to 10	1