Weather Records on 30 August 1952

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1952. Highest significance: Franklin Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1952

On 30 August 1952, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 302 daily.
Franklin Sewage Plt set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 30 August 1952.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 30 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 30 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1952

Top 20 records on 30 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1952	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Experiment, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	St John's, CA	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Sitapur, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Griffin, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Chenari, IN	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Klintonel, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Ashwood, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Whitewood, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Pawayan, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Tuskegee, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Madison, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Fairview, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Towner 2 NE, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1952	Medicine Hat A, CA	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1952. 1952 had 316 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	214
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1