Weather Records on 30 August 1950

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1950. Highest significance: Vattaram, IN.

Key Facts for 30 August 1950

On 30 August 1950, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 469 daily.
Vattaram set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 30 August 1950.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 30 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dodson 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 30 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1950

Top 20 records on 30 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1950	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Brome, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Searcy, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Welgeleven, ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Louisville, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Budaun, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Mangrulpir, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Conway, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Parksville, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1950	Agar, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	34 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1950. 1950 had 481 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	341
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1