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Weather Records on 30 August 1914

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1914. Highest significance: Montreal McGill, CA.

Key Facts for 30 August 1914

  • On 30 August 1914, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Montreal McGill set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 30 August 1914.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 30 August 1914 23 station records on 30 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 30 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.5 C (85.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 30 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 30 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 30 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 August 1914 by timescale Records on 30 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 30 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1914 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1914
Top 20 records on 30 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 August 1914Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)41 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Whitehead, CAdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)16 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min16.5 C (61.7 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min16.5 C (61.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Sheffield, GBdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Vestervig, DKdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Plauen, DEdaily high max29.5 C (85.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max23.4 C (74.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Sandvig, DKdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Dalhousie, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Robertson, ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Kristianstad, SEdaily high min15.5 C (59.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1914Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie19 years2 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 1914
Records on 08-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1914. 1914 had 23 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 1914. 1914 had 23 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).