Weather Records on 30 December 2015

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2015. Highest significance: Asheboro 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 2015

On 30 December 2015, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 779 daily.
Asheboro 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 30 December 2015.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 30 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Epenarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ooratippra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Argadargada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhuj-Rudramata	India	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soudan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 318, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 30 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	318
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 30 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 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 2015

Top 20 records on 30 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2015	Asheboro 2 W, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 December 2015	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Dimmitt, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Epenarra, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Silverton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Lewiston, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Plains, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Levelland, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Lubbock 9N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Mercedes, UY	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Ooratippra, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Argadargada, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Wadesboro, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	121 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Little Mtn, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	House, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2015	Saluda, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	108 years	47 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2015. 2015 had 820 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 2015-12-30: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 December 2015
Margin	Records
0 to 50	630
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1