Weather Records on 30 August 1945

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1945. Highest significance: Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1945

On 30 August 1945, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 447 daily.
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 30 August 1945.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 30 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mascotte Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ucluelet	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 30 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1945

Top 20 records on 30 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1945	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Yarrawonga, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Mercadool, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Mascotte Station, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Gunnaur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Northfield, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1945	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Kunghari, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Mexia, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Pandherikawara, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Khairee, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Warron, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1945	Salekhard, RU	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1945. 1945 had 455 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	267
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2