Weather Records on 30 August 1960

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1960. Highest significance: Basti, IN.

Key Facts for 30 August 1960

On 30 August 1960, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 347 daily.
Basti set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 30 August 1960.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 30 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 108.

Records on 30 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 347.

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 87.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1960

Top 20 records on 30 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1960	Basti, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Seymour Falls, CA	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Gauhati Obsy, IN	daily rain	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Maclure Lake, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Telkwa, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Farmington, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Rajauli, IN	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Tunnel Camp, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Colorado City, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Camden 1, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Garibaldi, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	Shorlakode, IN	monthly rain	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1960	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1960	St Andrews, CA	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	32 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 356 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 20	216
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1