Weather Records on 30 August 1992

1,697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1992. Highest significance: Stockwell, AU.

Key Facts for 30 August 1992

On 30 August 1992, 1,697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 608 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,608 daily.
Stockwell set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 30 August 1992.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,697 stations

1,697 station records on 30 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Korong Vale (Burnbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manoora (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kersbrook (Mabenjo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton (Maroomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ashrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Euston (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Addington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,697 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 259, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 349, Heaviest daily rainfall 793.

Records on 30 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	259
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	349
Heaviest daily rainfall	793
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 86, daily 1,608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,420 broken records

Margins by which the 1,420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1992

Top 20 records on 30 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1992	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Mulgundawa Salt, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Tottington, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Birdwood, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Uraidla, AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	monthly rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Moyston, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Korong Vale (Burnbank), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1992	Manoora (Cooinda), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1992	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1992	Kersbrook (Mabenjo), AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1992	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	57 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1992. 1992 had 1,697 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	1,151
10 to 20	214
20 to 30	43
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2