Weather Records on 30 December 1958

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1958. Highest significance: Richfield, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1958

On 30 December 1958, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 518 daily.
Richfield set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 30 December 1958.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 30 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 30 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 30 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1958

Top 20 records on 30 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1958	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1958	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Ocean Falls, CA	daily rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Plains, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Vega 2NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Cimarron, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Ada, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1958	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 years	40 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1958. 1958 had 525 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 50	374
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1