Weather Records on 22 August 1930

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1930. Highest significance: Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1930

On 22 August 1930, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 257 daily.
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 22 August 1930.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 22 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 60.

Records on 22 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1930

Top 20 records on 22 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1930	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1930	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1930	Grassmere 1, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1930	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1930	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1930	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Saint Leo, US	monthly low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Orlando Executive AP, US	monthly low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Bluff City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Bluefield 2 NW, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Marion, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Tashkent, UZ	monthly low min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1930	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	47 years	23 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

1802 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1930. 1930 had 276 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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	198
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1