Weather Records on 30 December 1960

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1960. Highest significance: Cadelga, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1960

On 30 December 1960, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 339 daily.
Cadelga set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 30 December 1960.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 30 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	184.5 mm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort George	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 30 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 30 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1960

Top 20 records on 30 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1960	Cadelga, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1960	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1960	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Lands End Station, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	184.5 mm (7.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Moga, IN	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Serowe, BW	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Haarlem, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Kilba, IN	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Tibri, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Mtunzini, ZA	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1960	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	36 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1960. 1960 had 345 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 1960-12-30: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	292
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1