Weather Records on 30 December 1992

1,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1992. Highest significance: Big Falls, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1992

On 30 December 1992, 1,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
738 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,147 daily.
Big Falls set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 30 December 1992.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,210 stations

1,210 station records on 30 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Contact	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illahe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,210 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 606, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 30 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	606
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 30 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 60, daily 1,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1992

Top 20 records on 30 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1992	Big Falls, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1992	Ogden Sugar Factory, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1992	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Plentywood, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Garfield, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Polson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Toledo Express AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Dos Bocas, PR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Virginia City, US	monthly snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1992	Corinne, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	87 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1992. 1992 had 1,210 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 1992-12-30: 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	845
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1