Weather Records on 30 December 1974

564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1974. Highest significance: Abbott 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1974

On 30 December 1974, 564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 549 daily.
Abbott 1 SE set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 30 December 1974.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

564 stations

564 station records on 30 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

564 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 30 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 30 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1974

Top 20 records on 30 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1974	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1974	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	King Junction, AU	all-time rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Gregory Springs Station, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Esmeralda Station, AU	all-time rain	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Wairuna Station, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Gleneagle, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1974	McCall, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1974. 1974 had 564 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 50	416
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1