Weather Records on 30 December 1969

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1969. Highest significance: Mc Minnville, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1969

On 30 December 1969, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 768 daily.
Mc Minnville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.3 mm (5.7 in) on 30 December 1969.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 30 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 30 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 30 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 46, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1969

Top 20 records on 30 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1969	Mc Minnville, US	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Florence, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Madison, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Carthage, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Jefferson City Evap, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Pennington Gap, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1969	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Mammoth Spring, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Eupora 2 E, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Monterey, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Russellville, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Belzoni, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1969	Chandler, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	52 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1969. 1969 had 817 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-12-30: 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 100	633
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3