Weather Records on 30 December 1996

1,620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1996. Highest significance: Tezpur, IN.

Key Facts for 30 December 1996

On 30 December 1996, 1,620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
813 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 1,504 daily.
Tezpur set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 30 December 1996.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,620 stations

1,620 station records on 30 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ellensburg	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yakima AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qiemo/Qarqan	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,620 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 500, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 228.

Records on 30 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	500
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	228

Records on 30 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 101, daily 1,504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,260 broken records

Margins by which the 1,260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1996

Top 20 records on 30 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1996	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1996	Faith, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1996	Ellensburg, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Hungry Horse Dam, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Ryegate 18 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Newell, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Igarapava, BR	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Inverway, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Descalvado, BR	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Big Timber, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Stevensville, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Yakima AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Norvalspont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Blunt, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1996	Coloso, PR	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	49 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1996. 1996 had 1,620 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 1996-12-30: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,192
100 to 200	42
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	4