Weather Records on 29 December 1930

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1930. Highest significance: Marble Bar Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1930

On 29 December 1930, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 91 daily.
Marble Bar Comparison set an all-time record daily precipitation of 150.4 mm (5.9 in) on 29 December 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 29 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 91.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

84 broken records

Margins by which the 84 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1930

Top 20 records on 29 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1930	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	all-time rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1930	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1930	Uman, UA	daily low min	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Port Said, EG	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Gayndah Post Office, AU	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Hvar, HR	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Le Grand, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Maitland (Woodburlie), AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Holbrook, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Cambridge, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1930	Merced, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	18 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1930. 1930 had 96 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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 10	71
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1