Weather Records on 30 August 2005

1,500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 2005. Highest significance: Laurel, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 2005

On 30 August 2005, 1,500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
850 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 149 monthly and 1,336 daily.
Laurel set a monthly record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 30 August 2005.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,500 stations

1,500 station records on 30 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goshen Springs 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,500 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 316, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 534, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 407.

Records on 30 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	316
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	534
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 149, daily 1,336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,114 broken records

Margins by which the 1,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 2005

Top 20 records on 30 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 2005	Laurel, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	79 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 August 2005	Vevay, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Shubuta, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Bridgewater, US	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Bay Springs, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Booneville, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Louisville, US	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Dickson, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Lafayette Springs, US	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Kenton, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Elkton, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Gholson 8 W, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Stoneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Hohenwald, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2005	Russellville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2005. 2005 had 1,500 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 20	939
20 to 40	87
40 to 60	52
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	11
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1