Weather Records on 30 August 2014

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 2014. Highest significance: Grand Coteau, US.

Key Facts for 30 August 2014

On 30 August 2014, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 530 daily.
Grand Coteau set a daily record precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 30 August 2014.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 30 August 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nha Trang	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maida Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gajny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caernarvon Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boylefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roleystone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jandakot Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eikeland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karragullen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrot Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Elephant	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 279.

Records on 30 August 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 2014

Top 20 records on 30 August 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 2014	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Colorado, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Rushy Pool, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Malmo, SE	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Oberlin Fire Twr, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Paducah, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2014	Brookton, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Tovdal, NO	all-time rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Nha Trang, VN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Newdegate, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Landskrona_D, SE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Armadale, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Beverley, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Newdegate Research Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2014	Congee, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	54 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2014. 2014 had 558 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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Data for records on 2014-08-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	408
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2