Weather Records on 30 August 1923

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1923. Highest significance: Lyndoch, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1923

On 30 August 1923, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 58 daily.
Lyndoch set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 30 August 1923.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 30 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 30 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1923

Top 20 records on 30 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1923	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Husum, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Halifax, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Saint John, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Sloan 3 S, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Koroit, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1923	Lakefield, CA	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	16 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1923. 1923 had 61 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	26
2 to 4	4
4 to 6	5
6 to 8	3
8 to 10	3
10 to 12	2
12 to 14	0
14 to 16	3