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Weather Records on 30 December 1918

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1918. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 30 December 1918

  • On 30 December 1918, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Wien set a daily record high maximum temperature of 15.0 C (59.0 F) on 30 December 1918.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 30 December 1918 25 station records on 30 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 30 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.2 C (52.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.9 mm (0.11 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high maximum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature-4.7 C (23.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 30 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 30 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 30 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 December 1918 by timescale Records on 30 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25.
Records on 30 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1918 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 173 to 5: 25 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 317
3 to 52
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1918
Top 20 records on 30 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 December 1918Wien, ATdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)49 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max11.5 C (52.7 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Plauen, DEdaily high max10.3 C (50.5 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Sonnblick, ATdaily high min-7.8 C (18.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Nurnberg, DEdaily high max11.2 C (52.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Freiburg, DEdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high max10.7 C (51.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Koffiefontein (Pol), ZAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high max11.0 C (51.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain2.9 mm (0.11 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Darwin Post Office, AUdaily low min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily high max (Tie)11.3 C (52.3 F)tie122 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Saentis, CHdaily high min-4.7 C (23.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Cape York Post Office, AUdaily rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Salzburg, ATdaily high min4.6 C (40.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1918Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)3 years6 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 1918
Records on 12-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1918. 1918 had 25 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 1918. 1918 had 25 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).