An application method of a dynamic information database in a distribution automation system comprises the following steps: a history database is configured, a history database service program is started, external database management and data inquiry services are provided by the history database, a Client is connected with the historical database service program, the history database is managed by the client, history data is written by the client, the history data is compressed, optimized and stored through the historical database service program, the history data is read by the Client according to time conditions, and the history data is inquired and returned through an optimized query algorithm by the historical database service program. According to the time characteristics of the stored data, lossless compression or pretreatment compression is carried out to the data, and optimized storage and access strategies are adopted to obviously improve the efficiency of the distribution automation system.