Weather Records on 30 December 1915

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1915. Highest significance: Orroroo, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1915

On 30 December 1915, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 60 daily.
Orroroo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 30 December 1915.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 30 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brundah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 30 December 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1915

Top 20 records on 30 December 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1915	Orroroo, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1915	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1915	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1915	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	San Diego Wbo, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Terowie, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Bomera, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Brundah, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1915	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1915. 1915 had 62 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1835	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	4
1872	3
1874	2
1875	2
1876	3
1878	1
1880	5
1881	3
1882	3
1884	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	7
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1895	6
1896	3
1897	7
1898	6
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	8
1904	12
1905	10
1906	11
1907	26
1908	17
1909	13
1910	18
1911	20
1912	37
1913	32
1914	47
1915	62
1916	45
1917	217
1918	25
1919	82
1920	84
1921	111
1922	227
1923	223
1924	65
1925	184
1926	63
1927	290
1928	31
1929	382
1930	71
1931	509
1932	407
1933	279
1934	206
1935	202
1936	931
1937	234
1938	208
1939	237
1940	397
1941	149
1942	584
1943	165
1944	137
1945	251
1946	584
1947	317
1948	760
1949	206
1950	479
1951	955
1952	334
1953	399
1954	538
1955	254
1956	556
1957	443
1958	525
1959	216
1960	345
1961	389
1962	671
1963	567
1964	537
1965	1,122
1966	403
1967	760
1968	1,391
1969	817
1970	571
1971	1,122
1972	1,052
1973	1,262
1974	564
1975	703
1976	981
1977	795
1978	1,930
1979	427
1980	1,560
1981	684
1982	630
1983	2,765
1984	1,834
1985	568
1986	852
1987	1,270
1988	755
1989	528
1990	3,065
1991	525
1992	1,210
1993	865
1994	642
1995	1,455
1996	1,620
1997	1,384
1998	801
1999	838
2000	1,377
2001	651
2002	1,034
2003	661
2004	974
2005	928
2006	1,779
2007	748
2008	653
2009	933
2010	1,200
2011	782
2012	676
2013	642
2014	660
2015	820
2016	706
2017	1,324
2018	284
2019	1,131
2020	604
2021	1,455
2022	909
2023	726
2024	638
2025	325

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	57
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1