Weather Records on 30 December 2012

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2012. Highest significance: Vincennes 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 2012

On 30 December 2012, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 653 daily.
Vincennes 4 E set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 30 December 2012.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 30 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Teapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puyacatengo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 164.

Records on 30 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	164

Records on 30 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 2012

Top 20 records on 30 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2012	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2012	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Teapa (Dge), MX	daily rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Waverly, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Kerki, TM	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Elliston, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Puyacatengo, MX	daily rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Milford, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Hamburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Morrilton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Omaezaki, JP	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	Booker, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2012	John Glenn Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	44 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2012. 2012 had 676 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 2012-12-30: 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	435
50 to 100	77
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2