Weather Records on 30 August 1958

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1958. Highest significance: Yeola, IN.

Key Facts for 30 August 1958

On 30 August 1958, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 357 daily.
Yeola set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 30 August 1958.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 30 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaso	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 30 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1958

Top 20 records on 30 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1958	Yeola, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Wani, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Appleton, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Saentis, CH	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Escanaba, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1958	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1958	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1958	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1958	Kopargaon, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1958	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1958	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	62 years	31 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1958. 1958 had 363 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	212
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1