Weather Records on 30 December 1990

3,065 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1990. Highest significance: Nebo, AU.

Key Facts for 30 December 1990

On 30 December 1990, 3,065 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
816 were record highs and 1,437 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 2,950 daily.
Nebo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 267.2 mm (10.5 in) on 30 December 1990.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 30 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	367.8 mm (14.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.2 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medeiros Neto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.8 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,065 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 403, Lowest daily maximum 706, Highest daily minimum 413, Lowest daily minimum 731, Heaviest daily rainfall 534, Heaviest daily snowfall 205, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 30 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	403
Lowest daily maximum	706
Highest daily minimum	413
Lowest daily minimum	731
Heaviest daily rainfall	534
Heaviest daily snowfall	205
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 30 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 99, daily 2,950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,648 broken records

Margins by which the 2,648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1990

Top 20 records on 30 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1990	Nebo, AU	monthly rain	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	66 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Mount Spencer 2, AU	all-time rain	367.8 mm (14.5 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Greensburg, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Kenton, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	163.7 mm (6.4 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Bellefontaine, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Wabash, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Defiance, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1990	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1990	Wagoner, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1990	Linesville 1 S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1990	Galena, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1990	Tiffin, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1990	Clearbrook, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1990	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1990	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	107 years	20 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1990. 1990 had 3,065 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 1990-12-30: 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	2,539
50 to 100	78
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2