Weather Records on 30 December 2001

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2001. Highest significance: Sherman, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 2001

On 30 December 2001, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 611 daily.
Sherman set a monthly record daily snowfall of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 30 December 2001.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 30 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sinclairville	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norah Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eschenbach/Oberpfalz	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marienberg	Germany	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eucla	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 30 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 30 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 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 2001

Top 20 records on 30 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2001	Sherman, US	monthly snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2001	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2001	Rushford, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Mc Lean, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Miercurea Ciuc, RO	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge), MX	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Beerfelden, DE	all-time snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Grand Rapids, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Khust, UA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Cortez, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Sinclairville, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	39.2 C (102.6 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Norman 3SSE, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2001	Stratford, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	41 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2001. 2001 had 651 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 2001-12-30: 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	445
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2