Weather Records on 15 December 1930

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1930. Highest significance: Euabolong (Brotherony), AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1930

On 15 December 1930, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 157 daily.
Euabolong (Brotherony) set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 15 December 1930.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 15 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1930

Top 20 records on 15 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1930	Euabolong (Brotherony), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1930	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1930	Clunes, AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1930	Burrawang South Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1930	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Stony Creek, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Bygoo, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Independence, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Ashwood, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1930	Enid, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	22 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

1793 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 160 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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 20	121
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1