Weather Records on 30 December 1993

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1993. Highest significance: Kerkwerve, NL.

Key Facts for 30 December 1993

On 30 December 1993, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 815 daily.
Kerkwerve set a daily record precipitation of 40.5 mm (1.6 in) on 30 December 1993.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 30 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sargatskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogerheide	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wye	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Andel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amerongen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ammerzoden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Megen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwendijk (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Veenendaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zetten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dinther	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bognor Regis	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 30 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 30 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 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 1993

Top 20 records on 30 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1993	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 December 1993	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1993	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1993	Dirksland, NL	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1993	Strijen, NL	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1993	Ipswich, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1993	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Sargatskoe, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Brouwershaven, NL	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Vrouwenpolder, NL	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Taunton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Schierke, DE	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Hoogerheide, NL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Kortgene, NL	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Middelburg, NL	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Rilland, NL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Swanage, GB	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1993	Wye, GB	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1993. 1993 had 865 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 1993-12-30: 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	603
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2