Weather Records on 30 December 1937

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1937. Highest significance: Ellensburg, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1937

On 30 December 1937, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 226 daily.
Ellensburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 30 December 1937.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 30 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1937

Top 20 records on 30 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1937	Ellensburg, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1937	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1937	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1937	Kotli, PK	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1937	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1937	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Katella, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Canberra (Duntroon Military Co, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Hambantota, LK	monthly low min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Morena, IN	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1937	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	24 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1937. 1937 had 234 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 50	196
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1