Weather Records on 30 August 1989

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1989. Highest significance: Padun, RU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1989

On 30 August 1989, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 770 daily.
Padun set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 30 August 1989.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 30 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moulton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calderones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesenka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotaja Niva	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akkol	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alcalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 30 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1989

Top 20 records on 30 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1989	Padun, RU	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1989	Williamson, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1989	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1989	Borzja, RU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Moulton 2, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Beaver, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Olovjannaja, RU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Cameron, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	San Jon, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Calderones, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Voznesenka, KZ	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	monthly low max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	University, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	Bjelasnica, BA	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1989	El Rodeo, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	43 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1989. 1989 had 791 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	502
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1