Weather Records on 30 December 1957

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1957. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1957

On 30 December 1957, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 437 daily.
Franklin set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 30 December 1957.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 30 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1957

Top 20 records on 30 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1957	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Moorna, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Quipolly Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Whitfield, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Kasane, BW	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Sankari, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Kalabity, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1957	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	37 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1957. 1957 had 443 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	336
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1