Weather Records on 30 December 1926

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1926. Highest significance: Alberni Beaver Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 30 December 1926

On 30 December 1926, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 62 daily.
Alberni Beaver Creek set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 30 December 1926.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

63 stations

63 station records on 30 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 62.

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 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1926

Top 20 records on 30 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1926	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1926	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1926	Steveston, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Aberdare, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Norddal, NO	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Ashland, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Astoria, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Quatsino, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Prince Albert, CA	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1926	Andenes, NO	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	25 years	13 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1926. 1926 had 63 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 50	49
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1