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Weather Records on 30 January 1908

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1908. Highest significance: Lakefield, CA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1908

  • On 30 January 1908, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Lakefield set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 30 January 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

44 stations
Weather records on 30 January 1908 44 station records on 30 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
44 station records on 30 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall43.2 cm (17.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-44.4 C (-47.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-33.9 C (-29.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.7 C (94.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-32.8 C (-27.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-38.9 C (-38.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-41.1 C (-42.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-33.3 C (-27.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records
Records on 30 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 30 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 15Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 30 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum15
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 January 1908 by timescale Records on 30 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 42.
Records on 30 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 January 1908 Margins by which the 37 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. 0102030400 to 50: 3350 to 100: 2100 to 150: 1150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 37 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.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 5033
50 to 1002
100 to 1501
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1908
Top 20 records on 30 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 January 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)13 years42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall43.2 cm (17.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)13 years42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1908Truro, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)9.7 cm (3.8 in)16 years27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Gravenhurst, CAall-time low min-44.4 C (-47.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)0 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Toronto, CAdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)56 years24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Pesaro, ITdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)7 years22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)13 years21 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min9.2 C (48.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)47 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low min-33.9 C (-29.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Halifax, CAdaily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Thelangerin East, AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max34.7 C (94.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min-32.8 C (-27.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1908Beatrice, CAdaily low min-38.9 C (-38.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)9 years10 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

1796 to 1908
Records on 01-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 44 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11801: 21826: 11830: 21843: 31846: 31854: 21855: 11858: 11859: 11860: 11862: 11863: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11871: 11872: 11873: 21879: 11880: 11881: 21883: 11884: 41886: 21887: 11888: 21890: 11891: 21892: 41893: 11894: 11895: 71897: 11898: 71899: 71900: 41901: 51902: 51903: 111904: 41905: 81906: 141907: 91908: 441909: 271910: 171911: 351912: 281913: 351914: 621915: 581916: 681917: 1131918: 3691919: 331920: 481921: 411922: 491923: 1261924: 1941925: 1791926: 1851927: 1411928: 1101929: 4161930: 1611931: 6481932: 3471933: 1371934: 9741935: 3051936: 6501937: 3791938: 3231939: 6301940: 2701941: 3801942: 3331943: 4701944: 3201945: 2751946: 3801947: 1,3141948: 5781949: 1,2711950: 9521951: 1,2271952: 3201953: 5081954: 7681955: 4351956: 5771957: 6381958: 6771959: 2821960: 4351961: 4641962: 6321963: 7381964: 3211965: 7721966: 2,1091967: 8851968: 7991969: 1,2581970: 3601971: 1,3701972: 4181973: 5781974: 1,2081975: 9341976: 5011977: 7591978: 7891979: 2,0851980: 8151981: 6541982: 9061983: 7851984: 9841985: 6781986: 7881987: 1,0061988: 1,3751989: 1,5081990: 1,0341991: 7661992: 1,3021993: 7641994: 9041995: 9241996: 1,2871997: 7931998: 4071999: 1,1692000: 1,1162001: 1,3192002: 2,8392003: 1,0862004: 1,3482005: 9062006: 1,0402007: 6732008: 6982009: 7372010: 1,3492011: 6682012: 8272013: 1,9842014: 1,1742015: 6582016: 1,1552017: 5072018: 6792019: 9892020: 3452021: 4412022: 4572023: 1,2962024: 1,5862025: 6881796187218981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 44 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-30 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18012
18261
18302
18433
18463
18542
18551
18581
18591
18601
18621
18631
18672
18681
18691
18711
18721
18732
18791
18801
18812
18831
18844
18862
18871
18882
18901
18912
18924
18931
18941
18957
18971
18987
18997
19004
19015
19025
190311
19044
19058
190614
19079
190844
190927
191017
191135
191228
191335
191462
191558
191668
1917113
1918369
191933
192048
192141
192249
1923126
1924194
1925179
1926185
1927141
1928110
1929416
1930161
1931648
1932347
1933137
1934974
1935305
1936650
1937379
1938323
1939630
1940270
1941380
1942333
1943470
1944320
1945275
1946380
19471,314
1948578
19491,271
1950952
19511,227
1952320
1953508
1954768
1955435
1956577
1957638
1958677
1959282
1960435
1961464
1962632
1963738
1964321
1965772
19662,109
1967885
1968799
19691,258
1970360
19711,370
1972418
1973578
19741,208
1975934
1976501
1977759
1978789
19792,085
1980815
1981654
1982906
1983785
1984984
1985678
1986788
19871,006
19881,375
19891,508
19901,034
1991766
19921,302
1993764
1994904
1995924
19961,287
1997793
1998407
19991,169
20001,116
20011,319
20022,839
20031,086
20041,348
2005906
20061,040
2007673
2008698
2009737
20101,349
2011668
2012827
20131,984
20141,174
2015658
20161,155
2017507
2018679
2019989
2020345
2021441
2022457
20231,296
20241,586
2025688

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).