Weather Records on 30 December 1987

1,270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1987. Highest significance: Herberton White St, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1987

On 30 December 1987, 1,270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
671 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,240 daily.
Herberton White St set a daily record precipitation of 80.4 mm (3.2 in) on 30 December 1987.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,270 stations

1,270 station records on 30 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zambezi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tolga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkalo 6 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,270 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 30 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 30 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 1,240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,095 broken records

Margins by which the 1,095 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1987

Top 20 records on 30 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1987	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1987	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1987	Long Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1987	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1987	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Elgin Downs, AU	monthly rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno, TJ	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Zambezi, ZM	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Petford, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Tolga Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Bundabaroo, AU	monthly rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Trombudo Central, BR	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1987	Manassa, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	45 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1987. 1987 had 1,270 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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Data for records on 1987-12-30: 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 50	1,030
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1