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Weather Records on 30 December 1916

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1916. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 30 December 1916

  • On 30 December 1916, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Praha-Klementinum set a daily record precipitation of 25.8 mm (1.0 in) on 30 December 1916.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 30 December 1916 45 station records on 30 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 30 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation25.8 mm (1.0 in)73 of 100 (Major)
BeechalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation28.3 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation74.7 mm (2.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ManerooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation87.1 mm (3.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
MaytownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ConobleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation2.6 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Coan DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-28.3 C (-18.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ElatmaRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka HotelAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 30 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 30 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 24. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 24Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.
Records on 30 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall24
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 December 1916 by timescale Records on 30 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 43.
Records on 30 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1916 Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3410 to 20: 420 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1034
10 to 204
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1916
Top 20 records on 30 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 December 1916Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)89 years73 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1916Beechal, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)43.2 mm (1.7 in)25 years37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1916Wien, ATdaily high min8.8 C (47.8 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)47 years30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max12.6 C (54.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)47 years24 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Plauen, DEmonthly rain28.3 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Gysinge, SEdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Georgetown Post Office, AUdaily rain74.7 mm (2.9 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Maneroo, AUmonthly rain87.1 mm (3.4 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)9 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Magdeburg, DEdaily high min7.4 C (45.3 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Durham, GBdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Menindee (Weinteriga), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Salzburg, ATdaily high max11.6 C (52.9 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Maytown, AUdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Condobolin Station, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1916Innsbruck, ATdaily high max12.4 C (54.3 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)18 years15 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 1916
Records on 12-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1916. 1916 had 45 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: 1,3242018: 2842019: 1,1312020: 6042021: 1,4552022: 9092023: 7262024: 6382025: 3251799188219031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1916. 1916 had 45 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
20171,324
2018284
20191,131
2020604
20211,455
2022909
2023726
2024638
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 (2026-10-15).