Weather Records on 30 August 1946

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1946. Highest significance: Luling, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1946

On 30 August 1946, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 476 daily.
Luling set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 30 August 1946.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 30 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hilsa	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 108.

Records on 30 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 69, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1946

Top 20 records on 30 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1946	Luling, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1946	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Hilsa, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Madhipura, IN	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Cuero, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Clanton, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Supaul, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	St Ignace, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Paterson, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1946	Hillsboro, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1946	Winamac 2SSE, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1946	San Marcos, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1946	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1946	Chandi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1946	Buxa, IN	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1946	Uniontown, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1946	Coldwater St School, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	30 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1946. 1946 had 545 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	375
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2