Weather Records on 30 August 1968

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1968. Highest significance: Muenster, DE.

Key Facts for 30 August 1968

On 30 August 1968, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 651 daily.
Muenster set a daily record precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 30 August 1968.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 30 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Iserlohn-Westig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holzhausen A.D. Haide	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beckum-Unterberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Limburg/Lahn-Offheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lermontovo	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darmstadt-Botanischer Garten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Recklinghausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kystovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 252, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 30 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	252
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 72, daily 651.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1968

Top 20 records on 30 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1968	Muenster, DE	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1968	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	all-time rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1968	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1968	Iserlohn-Westig, DE	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Collegeville, CA	all-time rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Port Hastings, CA	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Koln-Bonn, DE	monthly rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Wolfstein/Pfalz, DE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Holzhausen A.D. Haide, DE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Beckum-Unterberg, DE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Blankenrath, DE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Newport, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Bad Ems, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1968	Limburg/Lahn-Offheim, DE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1968. 1968 had 729 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	511
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1