Weather Records on 30 August 1994

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1994. Highest significance: Zhezkazgan, KZ.

Key Facts for 30 August 1994

On 30 August 1994, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 572 daily.
Zhezkazgan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 30 August 1994.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 30 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhezkazgan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barnaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abelardo L. Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tepalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metehara	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huma	China	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trincheras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Addis Ababa-Bole	Ethiopia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 30 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1994

Top 20 records on 30 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1994	Zhezkazgan, KZ	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1994	Rodino, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Barnaul, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Abelardo L. Rodriguez, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Fulton, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Tepalcingo, MX	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Marshall, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Cuitzeo, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Lexington 3E, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Siloam Springs 1E, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Mountainair, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	New England, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Miller, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Metehara, ET	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Chietla, MX	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Echeverria, MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Puente Jula, MX	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1994	Altar (Obs), MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1994. 1994 had 601 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	382
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1