Weather Records on 30 December 1997

1,384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1997. Highest significance: Upper Tract, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1997

On 30 December 1997, 1,384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,330 daily.
Upper Tract set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 30 December 1997.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,384 stations

1,384 station records on 30 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Elkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ujar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chepachet	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca Sf 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Heiberg Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,384 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 378, Deepest snow cover 139.

Records on 30 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	378
Deepest snow cover	139

Records on 30 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 47, daily 1,330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,130 broken records

Margins by which the 1,130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1997

Top 20 records on 30 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1997	Upper Tract, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	103 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Baldwinsville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Marlinton, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Sherburne, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Elkin, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Bedford, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Hollisterville, US	daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	25.6 cm (10.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Renovo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Norwich, US	daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Buchanan, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Dundee 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1997	Ujar, RU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1997	St James Wwtp, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	59 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1997. 1997 had 1,384 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 1997-12-30: 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 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 100	995
100 to 200	102
200 to 300	30
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1