Weather Records on 30 December 1952

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1952. Highest significance: Neilrex (Caigan), AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1952

On 30 December 1952, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 330 daily.
Neilrex (Caigan) set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 30 December 1952.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 30 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1952

Top 20 records on 30 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1952	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Llano, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Salmon Arm, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Schriever, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Burnet, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Anderson, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Perthville, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Hico, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Pearsall, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Smithville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1952	Condobolin (Ringwood), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1952. 1952 had 334 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 1952-12-30: 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 200	305
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1