Weather Records on 6 August 1930

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1930. Highest significance: Liepaja, LV.

Key Facts for 6 August 1930

On 6 August 1930, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 314 daily.
Liepaja set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 6 August 1930.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 6 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 6 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1930

Top 20 records on 6 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1930	Liepaja, LV	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1930	Soltau, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1930	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1930	Marengo, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Wetumpka, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Eubank, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily low max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Charleville Post Office, AU	monthly low min	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Tuskegee, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	1 WSW Princeton, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Leech Lake, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Mohall, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	New England, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Mt Sterling, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Lake, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1930	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 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

1794 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 356 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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 5	216
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1