Weather Records on 30 December 2005

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2005. Highest significance: Milan 1NW, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 2005

On 30 December 2005, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 866 daily.
Milan 1NW set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 30 December 2005.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 30 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
The Poplars	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wismar	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harry L Englebright Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 30 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 30 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 58, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 2005

Top 20 records on 30 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2005	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2005	Cambridge, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2005	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2005	Dufur, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2005	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2005	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	The Poplars, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Wismar, DE	monthly snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Cottbus, DE	monthly snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Paul 1ENE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Grizzly, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Wickiup Dam, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Powers, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	96 years	48 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2005. 2005 had 928 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 2005-12-30: 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	667
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1