Weather Records on 30 August 1934

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1934. Highest significance: Bjuraker, SE.

Key Facts for 30 August 1934

On 30 August 1934, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 461 daily.
Bjuraker set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 30 August 1934.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 30 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 270, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 30 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	270
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1934

Top 20 records on 30 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1934	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Geilo, NO	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Boras, SE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Nesbyen, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Rauland, NO	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	St Augustine, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Godegard, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Cavan, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Erambie, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Tunhovd, NO	monthly rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Barrie, CA	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Marnai, IN	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Canberra (Duntroon Military Co, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Southampton, CA	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1934	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	34 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1934. 1934 had 519 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	386
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1