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Weather Records on 30 August 1919

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1919. Highest significance: Douglas, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 August 1919

  • On 30 August 1919, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Douglas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 30 August 1919.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 30 August 1919 17 station records on 30 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 30 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DouglasSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature23.1 C (73.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature33.0 C (91.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-5.2 C (22.6 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 30 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 30 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 30 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 August 1919 by timescale Records on 30 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 30 August 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1919 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 3: 33 to 5: 35 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 33
3 to 53
5 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1919
Top 17 records on 30 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 August 1919Douglas, ZAmonthly rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)2 years48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1919Bamberg, DEdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max23.1 C (73.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Stratford, CAdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Santa Fe, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Morgantown 1, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Winnemucca AP, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Camden 1, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max (Tie)33.0 C (91.4 F)tie6 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min (Tie)24.0 C (75.2 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Setauket Strong, USdaily rain (Tie)20.1 mm (0.8 in)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily high min (Tie)24.0 C (75.2 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919White River, CAdaily low max (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Houston Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1919Saentis, CHdaily low min (Tie)-5.2 C (22.6 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 1919
Records on 08-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1919. 1919 had 17 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 1919. 1919 had 17 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).