Weather Records on 30 August 1924

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1924. Highest significance: Ravenswood Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1924

On 30 August 1924, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 273 daily.
Ravenswood Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 30 August 1924.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 30 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 30 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1924

Top 20 records on 30 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1924	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1924	White River, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Reid River Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Gospic, HR	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Saint John, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Newport, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1924	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	21 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1924. 1924 had 283 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 10	178
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2