Weather Records on 30 December 1988

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1988. Highest significance: Fallon Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1988

On 30 December 1988, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 734 daily.
Fallon Exp STN set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 30 December 1988.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 30 December 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fjallnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salima	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericktown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albright	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quapaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 30 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 30 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1988

Top 20 records on 30 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1988	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1988	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Fjallnas, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Newington, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Vardo, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Mallee Vale, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1988	Austin 3 S, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	25 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1988. 1988 had 755 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-12-30: 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	565
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1