Weather Records on 30 August 1964

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1964. Highest significance: Minot Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1964

On 30 August 1964, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 385 daily.
Minot Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 30 August 1964.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 30 August 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saittarova_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 131.

Records on 30 August 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1964 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 31, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1964

Top 20 records on 30 August 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1964	Minot Exp STN, US	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1964	Greenwood, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1964	Santuck, US	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1964	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	all-time rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1964	Parsa, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Laurens, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Enka, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Blair, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Greensboro AP, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Verma, NO	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Aunet, NO	all-time rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Batesburg, US	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1964	Tafjord, NO	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	44 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1964. 1964 had 422 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	268
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2