Weather Records on 23 August 1930

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1930. Highest significance: Bollon Mary St, AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1930

On 23 August 1930, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 400 daily.
Bollon Mary St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 23 August 1930.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 23 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Kergunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 23 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1930

Top 20 records on 23 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1930	Bollon Mary St, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1930	Yamburgan, AU	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Cobar (Kergunyah), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Wappingers Falls, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Newton, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Warwick, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Dirranbandi High School, AU	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1930	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 432 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	286
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1