Weather Records on 30 December 1949

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1949. Highest significance: Alberni Beaver Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 30 December 1949

On 30 December 1949, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 200 daily.
Alberni Beaver Creek set a daily record snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 30 December 1949.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 30 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

163 broken records

Margins by which the 163 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1949

Top 20 records on 30 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1949	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1949	Port Alberni, CA	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1949	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1949	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Bamfield, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Clayoquot, CA	monthly snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Carroll, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Quatsino, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Big Creek, CA	monthly low min	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Broome Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Aktobe, KZ	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Emba, KZ	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Orogrande, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Garden City, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1949. 1949 had 206 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 100	159
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1