Weather Records on 30 August 1926

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1926. Highest significance: Ivanhoe Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1926

On 30 August 1926, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 168 daily.
Ivanhoe Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 30 August 1926.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 30 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalbert East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 77.

Records on 30 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1926

Top 20 records on 30 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1926	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1926	Joseph, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1926	Pullman Exp STN, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Maude Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Water Valley, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Renmark, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Havana, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Sedan, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1926	Dayville, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1926. 1926 had 173 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	111
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1