Weather Records on 30 December 2002

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2002. Highest significance: Richland, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 2002

On 30 December 2002, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 983 daily.
Richland set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 30 December 2002.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 30 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leinefelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buchten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sondershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebeleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampstead	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vatterode-Grafenstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Echt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	80.5 cm (31.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Friedrichsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 30 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 30 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 48, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 2002

Top 20 records on 30 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2002	Richland, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	119 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Weissenfels, DE	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	52 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Minden, US	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Elgin, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Artern, DE	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2002	Bad Kosen, DE	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Tribes Hill, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Olney 5 NNW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Gernrode, DE	monthly rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Wateree Dam, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Volta Ph, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Rastenberg, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Silver Lake Rs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2002	Oravska Lesna, SK	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2002. 2002 had 1,034 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 2002-12-30: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	864
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1