Weather Records on 4 December 1930

221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1930. Highest significance: Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1930

On 4 December 1930, 221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 212 daily.
Marrar (Centenary Drive) set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 4 December 1930.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

221 stations

221 station records on 4 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

221 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 4 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

198 broken records

Margins by which the 198 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1930

Top 20 records on 4 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1930	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1930	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1930	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1930	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1930	Yatina, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1930	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1930	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Port Augusta West, AU	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Tustervatnet, NO	monthly rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Gainesville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	70 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1930	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	21 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

1796 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1930. 1930 had 221 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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).