Weather Records on 30 December 1981

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1981. Highest significance: Uaua, BR.

Key Facts for 30 December 1981

On 30 December 1981, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 661 daily.
Uaua set a daily record precipitation of 88.2 mm (3.5 in) on 30 December 1981.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 30 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juremal (Jurema)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tlell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.6 cm (11.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz (Cruz de Malta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 163.

Records on 30 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	163

Records on 30 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1981

Top 20 records on 30 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1981	Uaua, BR	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1981	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	all-time rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Montpelier Rs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau, DE	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Parma Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Oy-Mittelberg, DE	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Lautertal-Oberlauter, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Juremal (Jurema), BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Watseka Public Works, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1981	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	44 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 684 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 200	526
200 to 400	13
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1