Weather Records on 30 August 1980

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1980. Highest significance: Komstorp, SE.

Key Facts for 30 August 1980

On 30 August 1980, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 537 daily.
Komstorp set an all-time record daily precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 30 August 1980.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 30 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Svartingstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hemsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ohs	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hyltan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
High Landing 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morbylanga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olastorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kullen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Benin	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grundsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Feira de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ujaly	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Felix	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krokshult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svinhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotlas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1980

Top 20 records on 30 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1980	Komstorp, SE	all-time rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1980	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1980	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Alcozauca (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Svartingstorp, SE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Hemsjo, SE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Ohs, SE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Hyltan, SE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	High Landing 2 NW, US	all-time rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Morbylanga, SE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Olastorp, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Markovo, RU	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Olofstrom, SE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Kullen, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Save, BJ	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Grundsjon, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Feira de Santana, BR	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1980	Yurecuaro, MX	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	42 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1980. 1980 had 572 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	378
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2