Weather Records on 30 August 1961

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1961. Highest significance: Bareilly Sadar, IN.

Key Facts for 30 August 1961

On 30 August 1961, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 557 daily.
Bareilly Sadar set a daily record precipitation of 186.2 mm (7.3 in) on 30 August 1961.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 30 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tatoosh Island Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 30 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1961

Top 20 records on 30 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1961	Bareilly Sadar, IN	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1961	Bear Creek, CA	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1961	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1961	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Jamui, IN	daily rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Tunnel Camp, CA	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Quincy Exp STN, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Brevard, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Minilya, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Tatoosh Island Wb, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Dataganj, IN	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Kannauj, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Rudrapur/Kitchha, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Cameron Lake, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Seymour Falls, CA	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Nawabganj, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Vanur, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1961	Buntzen Lake, CA	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1961. 1961 had 573 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	411
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3