Weather Records on 30 August 1949

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1949. Highest significance: New Berlin, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1949

On 30 August 1949, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 236 daily.
New Berlin set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 30 August 1949.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 30 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 102.

Records on 30 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1949

Top 20 records on 30 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1949	New Berlin, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Liberal, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Les Cedres, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Marsrakh, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Melur, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Sherburne, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1949	Yemmiganur, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Thammampatty, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Kolar, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Port Said, EG	daily low max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Adoni, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1949	Freeland, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1949. 1949 had 240 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	132
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1