Weather Records on 30 August 1930

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1930. Highest significance: New Orleans Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1930

On 30 August 1930, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 239 daily.
New Orleans Audubon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 180.8 mm (7.1 in) on 30 August 1930.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 30 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

187 broken records

Margins by which the 187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1930

Top 20 records on 30 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1930	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Hammond, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Oxford, GB	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Beachport, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Jennings, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1930	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Mount McIntyre, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Millicent, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Uccle, BE	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Umea, SE	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Hammond, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1930	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	25 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

1806 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1930. 1930 had 245 records.

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

Records on 08-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1807	4
1813	1
1814	2
1827	1
1829	1
1835	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	4
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	4
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	7
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	6
1901	8
1902	12
1903	19
1904	13
1905	23
1906	29
1907	8
1908	10
1909	37
1910	15
1911	41
1912	60
1913	22
1914	23
1915	47
1916	17
1917	50
1918	45
1919	17
1920	78
1921	100
1922	65
1923	61
1924	283
1925	167
1926	173
1927	109
1928	327
1929	208
1930	245
1931	192
1932	1,102
1933	274
1934	519
1935	476
1936	191
1937	418
1938	233
1939	401
1940	346
1941	422
1942	385
1943	487
1944	491
1945	455
1946	545
1947	599
1948	519
1949	240
1950	481
1951	1,091
1952	316
1953	1,124
1954	516
1955	417
1956	479
1957	321
1958	363
1959	546
1960	356
1961	573
1962	387
1963	442
1964	422
1965	1,118
1966	500
1967	536
1968	729
1969	522
1970	423
1971	443
1972	579
1973	646
1974	838
1975	664
1976	679
1977	665
1978	825
1979	517
1980	572
1981	684
1982	770
1983	696
1984	1,127
1985	629
1986	1,768
1987	638
1988	881
1989	791
1990	983
1991	938
1992	1,697
1993	1,200
1994	601
1995	940
1996	1,385
1997	960
1998	1,278
1999	864
2000	1,189
2001	750
2002	801
2003	1,226
2004	1,087
2005	1,500
2006	989
2007	1,300
2008	678
2009	1,251
2010	1,552
2011	994
2012	1,087
2013	644
2014	558
2015	1,074
2016	552
2017	924
2018	616
2019	755
2020	671
2021	429
2022	1,077
2023	651
2024	912
2025	324
2026	733

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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 20	179
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1