Weather Records on 30 December 1961

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1961. Highest significance: Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA.

Key Facts for 30 December 1961

On 30 December 1961, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 373 daily.
Midland Water Pollution Contro set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 30 December 1961.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 30 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 30 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 30 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1961

Top 20 records on 30 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1961	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Unionville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Ciudad Real (Instituto), ES	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Orillia, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Tarkio, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily low max	2.1 C (35.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1961	Huelva, ES	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1961	Waverly, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1961	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1961	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1961	Sheffield, GB	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	70 years	30 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1961. 1961 had 389 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 100	297
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1