Weather Records on 30 December 1983

2,765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1983. Highest significance: Academy 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1983

On 30 December 1983, 2,765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 1,733 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 32 were all-time records, 190 monthly and 2,543 daily.
Academy 2NE set a daily record snow depth of 99.1 cm (39.0 in) on 30 December 1983.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 30 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borzomi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,765 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 794, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 939, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 431.

Records on 30 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	794
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	939
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	431

Records on 30 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 32, monthly 190, daily 2,543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,294 broken records

Margins by which the 2,294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1983

Top 20 records on 30 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1983	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1983	Vladikavkaz, RU	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1983	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1983	Yakabindie, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1983	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Narndee, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Gabes, TN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Redlands Hrs, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Lebo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Dugway, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Titusville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1983	Union, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1983	Cimbaj, UZ	monthly rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	20 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1983. 1983 had 2,765 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	2,210
100 to 200	63
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1