Weather Records on 30 December 1944

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1944. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1944

On 30 December 1944, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 132 daily.
Cape York Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 206.8 mm (8.1 in) on 30 December 1944.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 30 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 30 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 30 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

108 broken records

Margins by which the 108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1944

Top 20 records on 30 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1944	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1944	Mombaca, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1944	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1944	Helwan (Cairo), EG	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1944	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Cleveland, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily high max	44.1 C (111.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Wallaceburg, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Hawker, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1944	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	55 years	20 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1944. 1944 had 137 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	83
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1