Weather Records on 30 August 2026

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 2026. Highest significance: Klaipeda, LT.

Key Facts for 30 August 2026

On 30 August 2026, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 713 daily.
Klaipeda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.7 mm (5.8 in) on 30 August 2026 (provisional).
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 30 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	147.7 mm (5.8 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	216.3 mm (8.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	311.1 mm (12.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	261.5 mm (10.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
South Brush Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
King's Cabin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolu	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qitai	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cubi Point Nf	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laukuva	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snyderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hovd	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lelystad	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkhar	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turpan	China	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shache	China	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 30 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 2026

Top 20 records on 30 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 2026	Klaipeda, LT	monthly rain (Provisional)	147.7 mm (5.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	96 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 August 2026	Shaoguan, CN	monthly rain (Provisional)	216.3 mm (8.5 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Duchesne, US	daily rain (Provisional)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	119 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain (Provisional)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Qu Xian, CN	all-time rain (Provisional)	311.1 mm (12.2 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Shinjo, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	2 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Maizuru Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Kure Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Sinop, TR	daily rain (Provisional)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain (Provisional)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2026	Onahama, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	261.5 mm (10.3 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	Rangely 1E, US	daily rain (Provisional)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	South Brush Creek, US	daily rain (Provisional)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	Godegard, SE	daily rain (Provisional)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz, MX	daily low min (Provisional)	16.3 C (61.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	Altamont, US	daily rain (Provisional)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	King's Cabin, US	daily rain (Provisional)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	Maybell, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily rain (Provisional)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2026	Szczecin, PL	daily high min (Provisional)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	88 years	48 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2026. 2026 had 731 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	731

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Data for records on 2026-08-30: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	566
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1