Weather Records on 30 December 1947

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1947. Highest significance: Jigalong, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1947

On 30 December 1947, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 306 daily.
Jigalong set an all-time record daily precipitation of 261.9 mm (10.3 in) on 30 December 1947.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 30 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 30 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 30 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1947

Top 20 records on 30 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1947	Jigalong, AU	all-time rain	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1947	Boodarie, AU	monthly rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	De Grey, AU	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Tres Piedras, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Coongan Station, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1947	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1947. 1947 had 317 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 1947-12-30: 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 100	229
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2