Weather Records on 30 December 1980

1,560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1980. Highest significance: Congee, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1980

On 30 December 1980, 1,560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,077 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,533 daily.
Congee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 30 December 1980.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,560 stations

1,560 station records on 30 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lake Biddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.1 cm (21.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,560 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 566, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 511, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 30 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	566
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	511
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 30 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,369 broken records

Margins by which the 1,369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 363.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1980

Top 20 records on 30 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1980	Congee, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1980	Lake Biddy, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1980	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Cromer Golf Club, AU	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Valdez WSO, US	daily snowfall	54.1 cm (21.3 in)	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Gunnerside, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Pingaring, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Charlottetown A, CA	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	San Nicolas Is, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Sydney A, CA	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Little Yabba Sfr 274, AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Lanark, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	95 years	38 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1980. 1980 had 1,560 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	1,357
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1