Weather Records on 30 December 1920

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1920. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1920

On 30 December 1920, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 82 daily.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 30 December 1920.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 30 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.

Records on 30 December 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1920

Top 20 records on 30 December 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1920	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1920	Barrow Creek, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1920	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	124 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1920	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1920	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Uccle, BE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Lund, SE	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Woolerina, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1920	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	18 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1920. 1920 had 84 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 10	68
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1