Weather Records on 30 August 1936

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1936. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 30 August 1936

On 30 August 1936, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 187 daily.
Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 73.3 mm (2.9 in) on 30 August 1936.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 30 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 30 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1936

Top 20 records on 30 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1936	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Austin, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Salisbury, US	all-time rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Chimur, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Forse, SE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1936	Brackettville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Greensboro, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Katol, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Pearsall, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Hyannis, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Wardha, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1936	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	27 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1936. 1936 had 191 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	114
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2