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Weather Records on 30 December 1897

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1897. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1897

  • On 30 December 1897, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 30 December 1897.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 30 December 1897 7 station records on 30 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 30 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 December 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.4 C (70.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.8 C (107.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature43.6 C (110.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 30 December 1897 by type Records set or tied on 30 December 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 December 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2.
Records on 30 December 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 December 1897 by timescale Records on 30 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 30 December 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1897 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.4. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 22 to 3: 13 to 4: 14 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 22
2 to 31
3 to 41
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1897
Top 7 records on 30 December 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 December 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUmonthly high min25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1897Armagh, GBdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)47 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min21.4 C (70.5 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1897Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max41.8 C (107.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1897Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max13.7 C (56.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max43.6 C (110.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1897
Records on 12-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001799: 21835: 11850: 11853: 11856: 11859: 11863: 11868: 11870: 41872: 31874: 21875: 21876: 31878: 11880: 51881: 31882: 31884: 21888: 21889: 21890: 71891: 11892: 11893: 31895: 61896: 31897: 71898: 61899: 31900: 51901: 81902: 21903: 81904: 121905: 101906: 111907: 261908: 171909: 131910: 181911: 201912: 371913: 321914: 471915: 621916: 451917: 2171918: 251919: 821920: 841921: 1111922: 2271923: 2231924: 651925: 1841926: 631927: 2901928: 311929: 3821930: 711931: 5091932: 4071933: 2791934: 2061935: 2021936: 9311937: 2341938: 2081939: 2371940: 3971941: 1491942: 5841943: 1651944: 1371945: 2511946: 5841947: 3171948: 7601949: 2061950: 4791951: 9551952: 3341953: 3991954: 5381955: 2541956: 5561957: 4431958: 5251959: 2161960: 3451961: 3891962: 6711963: 5671964: 5371965: 1,1221966: 4031967: 7601968: 1,3911969: 8171970: 5711971: 1,1221972: 1,0521973: 1,2621974: 5641975: 7031976: 9811977: 7951978: 1,9301979: 4271980: 1,5601981: 6841982: 6301983: 2,7651984: 1,8341985: 5681986: 8521987: 1,2701988: 7551989: 5281990: 3,0651991: 5251992: 1,2101993: 8651994: 6421995: 1,4551996: 1,6201997: 1,3841998: 8011999: 8382000: 1,3772001: 6512002: 1,0342003: 6612004: 9742005: 9282006: 1,7792007: 7482008: 6532009: 9332010: 1,2002011: 7822012: 6762013: 6422014: 6602015: 8202016: 7062017: 1,3182018: 2812019: 1,1262020: 6042021: 1,4462022: 9072023: 7272024: 6402025: 3251799188219031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-30 in each year
YearRecords
17992
18351
18501
18531
18561
18591
18631
18681
18704
18723
18742
18752
18763
18781
18805
18813
18823
18842
18882
18892
18907
18911
18921
18933
18956
18963
18977
18986
18993
19005
19018
19022
19038
190412
190510
190611
190726
190817
190913
191018
191120
191237
191332
191447
191562
191645
1917217
191825
191982
192084
1921111
1922227
1923223
192465
1925184
192663
1927290
192831
1929382
193071
1931509
1932407
1933279
1934206
1935202
1936931
1937234
1938208
1939237
1940397
1941149
1942584
1943165
1944137
1945251
1946584
1947317
1948760
1949206
1950479
1951955
1952334
1953399
1954538
1955254
1956556
1957443
1958525
1959216
1960345
1961389
1962671
1963567
1964537
19651,122
1966403
1967760
19681,391
1969817
1970571
19711,122
19721,052
19731,262
1974564
1975703
1976981
1977795
19781,930
1979427
19801,560
1981684
1982630
19832,765
19841,834
1985568
1986852
19871,270
1988755
1989528
19903,065
1991525
19921,210
1993865
1994642
19951,455
19961,620
19971,384
1998801
1999838
20001,377
2001651
20021,034
2003661
2004974
2005928
20061,779
2007748
2008653
2009933
20101,200
2011782
2012676
2013642
2014660
2015820
2016706
20171,318
2018281
20191,126
2020604
20211,446
2022907
2023727
2024640
2025325

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).