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Weather Records on 30 December 1908

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1908. Highest significance: Port Arthur, CA.

Key Facts for 30 December 1908

  • On 30 December 1908, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Port Arthur set a daily record snowfall of 8.4 cm (3.3 in) on 30 December 1908.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 30 December 1908 17 station records on 30 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 30 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.4 cm (3.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-10.3 C (13.5 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-12.6 C (9.3 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-11.4 C (11.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-9.8 C (14.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-3.6 C (25.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-13.1 C (8.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 30 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 30 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 30 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 30 December 1908 by timescale Records on 30 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 30 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1908 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1410 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 170 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1014
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1908
Top 17 records on 30 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 December 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall8.4 cm (3.3 in)7.9 cm (3.1 in)17 years30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Sandvig, DKmonthly low min-10.3 C (13.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)32 years25 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Oxford, GBdaily low min-12.6 C (9.3 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)37 years25 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)6.0 cm (2.4 in)2 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max14.7 C (58.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max-11.4 C (11.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-9.8 C (14.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Port Dover, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Vestervig, DKdaily low max-3.6 C (25.5 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max-13.1 C (8.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-15.6 C (3.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily low max-3.5 C (25.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)1 year3 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie8 years1 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 1908
Records on 12-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 17 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 1908. 1908 had 17 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).