Weather Records on 30 December 1964

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1964. Highest significance: Forks 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1964

On 30 December 1964, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 514 daily.
Forks 1 E set a monthly record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 30 December 1964.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 30 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 30 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 30 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1964

Top 20 records on 30 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1964	Forks 1 E, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Timber, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Onslow, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Farmerville, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Browning, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Grants Pass, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Ridgetown, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Grants Pass, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1964	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1964	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1964	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1964	Spruce, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1964	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1964	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1964	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1964. 1964 had 537 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	374
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1