Weather Records on 30 December 2013

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2013. Highest significance: Soyland I Gjesdal, NO.

Key Facts for 30 December 2013

On 30 December 2013, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 626 daily.
Soyland I Gjesdal set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 30 December 2013.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 30 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moundsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Country Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
John Flannagan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Smith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Otter Brook Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pickett	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 30 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 30 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 2013

Top 20 records on 30 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2013	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2013	Brownsville, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2013	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2013	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2013	Sviland, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Medora, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Moundsville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Macquarie Island, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Olenja Rechka, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Smithfield, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Aseral, NO	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Mt Gilead 4 W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Bakke, NO	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Country Downs, AU	daily rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	28 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2013. 2013 had 642 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 2013-12-30: 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	551
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1