Weather Records on 30 December 1930

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1930. Highest significance: Robertson (Caalong Street), AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1930

On 30 December 1930, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 68 daily.
Robertson (Caalong Street) set a daily record precipitation of 122.9 mm (4.8 in) on 30 December 1930.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 30 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1930

Top 20 records on 30 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1930	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1930	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1930	London South, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1930	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	London South, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Grants Pass, US	monthly low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Mantova, IT	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Beito, NO	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Elsinore, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1930	Tin Tin, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	16 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 71 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 20	54
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1