Weather Records on 24 August 1930

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1930. Highest significance: St. Petersburg, RU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1930

On 24 August 1930, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 234 daily.
St. Petersburg set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 24 August 1930.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 24 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.

Records on 24 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

186 broken records

Margins by which the 186 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1930

Top 20 records on 24 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1930	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1930	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1930	Norwich, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1930	Condobolin (Ringwood), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Hebel Store, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Greenwood, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Mullengudgery, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Biloxi, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Haigler, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Springfield Government Tank, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Tallahassee, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1930	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 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

1802 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1930. 1930 had 240 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	168
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2