Weather Records on 8 August 1930

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1930. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.

Key Facts for 8 August 1930

On 8 August 1930, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
446 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 700 daily.
Orebro set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 8 August 1930.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 8 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 307.

Records on 8 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 92, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1930

Top 20 records on 8 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1930	Orebro, SE	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1930	Penneshaw 2, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1930	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Milan, IT	daily low max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	131 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Willsons River, AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Clifton, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1930	Kingscote, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1930	Fort National, DZ	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1930	Jerome, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1930	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1930	Dayville, US	all-time high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1930	Asheville, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1930	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	26 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

1793 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 801 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	503
5 to 10	80
10 to 15	33
15 to 20	10
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1