Weather Records on 2 August 1930

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1930. Highest significance: Ashbourne, AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 1930

On 2 August 1930, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 546 daily.
Ashbourne set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 August 1930.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 2 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 2 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 51, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1930

Top 20 records on 2 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1930	Ashbourne, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1930	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1930	Levan, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1930	Cape Northumberland, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1930	Willunga, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1930	Nelson, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1930	Armour, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Nairne, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Santee, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Toronto, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1930	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	24 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

1812 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1930. 1930 had 600 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-02 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1816	2
1828	1
1829	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1863	3
1864	1
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	2
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	21
1906	21
1907	22
1908	39
1909	25
1910	15
1911	43
1912	52
1913	22
1914	15
1915	42
1916	53
1917	115
1918	37
1919	21
1920	45
1921	88
1922	39
1923	128
1924	138
1925	175
1926	200
1927	308
1928	262
1929	210
1930	600
1931	320
1932	334
1933	542
1934	458
1935	457
1936	391
1937	389
1938	544
1939	762
1940	237
1941	279
1942	354
1943	528
1944	487
1945	269
1946	377
1947	453
1948	455
1949	355
1950	504
1951	305
1952	268
1953	448
1954	371
1955	788
1956	670
1957	339
1958	360
1959	388
1960	637
1961	538
1962	396
1963	314
1964	949
1965	798
1966	462
1967	234
1968	445
1969	395
1970	439
1971	1,048
1972	620
1973	635
1974	513
1975	907
1976	1,098
1977	569
1978	685
1979	569
1980	822
1981	679
1982	819
1983	718
1984	595
1985	742
1986	632
1987	1,062
1988	1,068
1989	1,087
1990	1,055
1991	798
1992	1,132
1993	954
1994	986
1995	1,333
1996	824
1997	794
1998	1,183
1999	1,205
2000	920
2001	947
2002	1,039
2003	1,277
2004	752
2005	961
2006	1,736
2007	834
2008	888
2009	1,106
2010	1,315
2011	1,310
2012	758
2013	817
2014	813
2015	666
2016	608
2017	938
2018	1,097
2019	471
2020	699
2021	835
2022	861
2023	887
2024	1,337
2025	756
2026	1,130

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Data for records on 1930-08-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 5	437
5 to 10	26
10 to 15	11
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1