Weather Records on 30 August 1937

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1937. Highest significance: Roanoke, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1937

On 30 August 1937, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 407 daily.
Roanoke set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 30 August 1937.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 30 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 30 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1937

Top 20 records on 30 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1937	Roanoke, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Sattankulam, IN	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Lucknow, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Erode, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Taos, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Hasanganj, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1937	Louisburg, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Chelsea, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Kiev, UA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Kanakapura, IN	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Rae Bareli, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Arad, RO	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Orono, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1937	Sussex, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1937. 1937 had 418 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 10	249
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1