Weather Records on 30 December 1924

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1924. Highest significance: Stromsfoss Sluse, NO.

Key Facts for 30 December 1924

On 30 December 1924, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 63 daily.
Stromsfoss Sluse set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 30 December 1924.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 30 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 63.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1924

Top 20 records on 30 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1924	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1924	Melville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Holmogadd A, SE	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Ashland, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Boras, SE	monthly rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Woodstock West, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Landsort, SE	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Amite, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Valley Head, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Salekhard, RU	daily high min	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1924	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	30 years	15 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1924. 1924 had 65 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 5	31
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	6