Weather Records on 30 December 1959

216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1959. Highest significance: Hillsdown, CA.

Key Facts for 30 December 1959

On 30 December 1959, 216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 210 daily.
Hillsdown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 30 December 1959.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

216 stations

216 station records on 30 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eclipse Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

216 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 30 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 30 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1959

Top 20 records on 30 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1959	Hillsdown, CA	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1959	Hillsdown, CA	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1959	Umea, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Rushy Pool, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Bowelling, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Vulcan, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Yarima, ZA	all-time rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Red Deer, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Roodepoort, ZA	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Eclipse Island, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Three Hills, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Doorndraai, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1959	Umatilla, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	36 years	33 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 216 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	133
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2