Weather Records on 30 August 1944

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1944. Highest significance: Morden, CA.

Key Facts for 30 August 1944

On 30 August 1944, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 469 daily.
Morden set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 30 August 1944.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 30 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 30 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 164.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1944

Top 20 records on 30 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1944	Morden, CA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Seodha(Seondha), IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	164.4 mm (6.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Skagway, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Bhimber, PK	all-time rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Gird, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	David City 4E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Little Sioux, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Salon, IN	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Flint, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1944	Portage la Prairie, CA	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	36 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1944. 1944 had 491 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 25	369
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1