Weather Records on 30 December 2023

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 2023. Highest significance: Podor, SN.

Key Facts for 30 December 2023

On 30 December 2023, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
633 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 704 daily.
Podor set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 30 December 2023.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 30 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haines 40NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dakar/Yoff	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newhalem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sumbawa Besar	Indonesia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haines 40NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zima	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skalkaho Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cochabamba	Bolivia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newhalem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Badger Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Savage Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meacham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morioka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhambejty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 340, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	340
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 2023

Top 20 records on 30 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2023	Podor, SN	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 December 2023	Craig, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Driggs, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Lompoc, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Susanville 2SW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Rosalia, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Haines 40NW, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Darrington Rs, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Tasiilaq, GL	daily low max	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Kautokeino, NO	daily snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Startup 1 E, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Gospic, HR	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Dakar/Yoff, SN	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Monroe, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Yreka, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2023	Maryborough, AU	monthly high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2023	Port Jervis, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2023	Ruch, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2023	Darwin Airport Comparison, AU	daily high max	35.1 C (95.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2023. 2023 had 726 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 50	606
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1