Weather Records on 30 August 1981

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1981. Highest significance: Warrenton 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 1981

On 30 August 1981, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 655 daily.
Warrenton 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 30 August 1981.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 30 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Rbg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkwood 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cibolo Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millgrove	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Ts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Manzanilla de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 30 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1981

Top 20 records on 30 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1981	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1981	Guntersville, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1981	Maquoketa, US	all-time rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1981	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1981	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1981	Rome, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Tiffin, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Cedartown, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Highland Home, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP, US	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Enterprise, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Monroe, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1981	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	74 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1981. 1981 had 684 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	492
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1