Weather Records on 30 December 2008

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2008. Highest significance: Hillsboro 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 2008

On 30 December 2008, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 602 daily.
Hillsboro 3 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 30 December 2008.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 30 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 30 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 30 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 42, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 2008

Top 20 records on 30 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2008	Hillsboro 3 N, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 December 2008	Max, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2008	Mc Clusky, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2008	Avon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2008	Canby 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2008	Chester, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2008	Garrison, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	all-time snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Tioga 1E, US	all-time snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Wilton, US	all-time snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Savage, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	St John, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Mediterranee, FR	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Bardufoss, NO	monthly rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Lowman, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Rothsay, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2008	Black Mtn 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2008. 2008 had 653 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	488
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2