Weather Records on 30 December 1946

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1946. Highest significance: Rosedale, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1946

On 30 December 1946, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 409 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 578 daily.
Rosedale set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 30 December 1946.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 30 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 30 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 30 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1946

Top 20 records on 30 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1946	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Warragul, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Yarra River (Yarra Glen), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1946	Lexton, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Weatherford, US	all-time snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Traralgon, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Maytown, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Toora, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Graham, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1946	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	20 years	29 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1946. 1946 had 584 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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Data for records on 1946-12-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	462
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3