Weather Records on 30 December 1945

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1945. Highest significance: Brookings 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1945

On 30 December 1945, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 243 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 30 December 1945.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 30 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.9 C (-39.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 30 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 30 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1945

Top 20 records on 30 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1945	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1945	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1945	Estherville 4E, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1945	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1945	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1945	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1945	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Kitchener, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Nelsdrift, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Wasco, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Saguache, US	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Superior, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1945	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	25 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1945. 1945 had 251 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	167
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2