Weather Records on 30 August 1953

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1953. Highest significance: Mt Perry the Pines, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1953

On 30 August 1953, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
679 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Mt Perry the Pines set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 30 August 1953.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 30 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Banks Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loretta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 516, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 349.

Records on 30 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	516
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1953

Top 20 records on 30 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1953	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1953	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	monthly rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1953	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1953	Childers Post Office, AU	monthly rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1953	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1953	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1953	Wateranga, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	The Cedars, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Norwood, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Coalstoun Lakes, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Gladysvale, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Wallaville- Mill Street, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1953	Bauple, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)

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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1953. 1953 had 1,124 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	868
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1