Weather Records on 30 August 1939

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1939. Highest significance: Fort Vermilion Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 30 August 1939

On 30 August 1939, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 391 daily.
Fort Vermilion Cda set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 30 August 1939.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 30 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	363.7 mm (14.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 30 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1939

Top 20 records on 30 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1939	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Pindron, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Sonkatch, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Shujalpur, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Bolangir, IN	monthly rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Athmalik, IN	daily rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Rampur, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Purankot, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Willunga, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Saraipali, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Kapunda, AU	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Tamia, IN	all-time rain	363.7 mm (14.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1939	Arang, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1939. 1939 had 401 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	276
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3