Weather Records on 30 December 2003

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2003. Highest significance: Red Lake Indian Agcy, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 2003

On 30 December 2003, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 614 daily.
Red Lake Indian Agcy set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 30 December 2003.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 30 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Argyle Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mountain	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guaymas 4-P-6	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Grande	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 30 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 30 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 37, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 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 2003

Top 20 records on 30 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2003	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2003	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2003	Ashton 1N, US	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2003	Bend, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2003	Lake Argyle Resort, AU	monthly rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2003	McGill, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Argostoli, GR	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	El Triunfo, MX	all-time low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Bend, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Trident, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Condon, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Vernal, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Kent, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Richfield, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Malta 35 S, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2003	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	45 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2003. 2003 had 661 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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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 100	480
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1