Weather Records on 24 December 1930

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1930. Highest significance: Carabost, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 1930

On 24 December 1930, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 91 daily.
Carabost set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 24 December 1930.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 24 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-59.9 C (-75.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Bootra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 91.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1930

Top 20 records on 24 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1930	Carabost, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Maragle Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Apollo Bay, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Noorong, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Le Grand, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Trida (Murrumbong), AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Diapur (Bleak House), AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1930	Ukiah, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	11 years	17 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 95 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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	66
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1