Weather Records on 30 August 2004

1,087 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 2004. Highest significance: Clarksville, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 2004

On 30 August 2004, 1,087 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,051 daily.
Clarksville set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 30 August 2004.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

1,087 stations

1,087 station records on 30 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zirahuen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Narrawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malexander	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ournie (Waralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Suhokumsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtrap Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Uworra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,087 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 530.

Records on 30 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	530
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 1,051.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 2004

Top 20 records on 30 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 2004	Clarksville, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	101 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Ashland, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Dillon, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	93 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Beachport, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	103 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Elba, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Celina, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Zirahuen, MX	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2004	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Laurinburg, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Holbrook (Narrawa), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Richmond Intl AP, US	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 years	58 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2004. 2004 had 1,087 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	818
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1