Weather Records on 30 December 1931

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1931. Highest significance: Forestburg 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1931

On 30 December 1931, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 480 daily.
Forestburg 4 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 30 December 1931.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

509 stations

509 station records on 30 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1931

Top 20 records on 30 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1931	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1931	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Rock Rapids, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Redfield, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Mellette 4 W, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Jackson, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Armour, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Mellette 4 W, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Palestine, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Sac City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Madrid, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1931	West Bend, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1931. 1931 had 509 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 25	392
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2