Weather Records on 30 January 1918

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1918. Highest significance: Tatura Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1918

On 30 January 1918, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 358 daily.
Tatura Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 30 January 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 30 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1918

Top 20 records on 30 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1918	Tatura Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Yielima Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Athol 1, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Dubbo (Wilbertree), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Barmah East, AU	all-time rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Kyabram Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Kaarimba, AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1918	Bindi, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	43 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

1796 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 369 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	2
1826	1
1830	2
1843	3
1846	3
1854	2
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1897	1
1898	7
1899	7
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	4
1905	8
1906	14
1907	9
1908	44
1909	27
1910	17
1911	35
1912	28
1913	35
1914	62
1915	58
1916	68
1917	113
1918	369
1919	33
1920	48
1921	41
1922	49
1923	126
1924	194
1925	179
1926	185
1927	141
1928	110
1929	416
1930	161
1931	648
1932	347
1933	137
1934	974
1935	305
1936	650
1937	379
1938	323
1939	630
1940	270
1941	380
1942	333
1943	470
1944	320
1945	275
1946	380
1947	1,314
1948	578
1949	1,271
1950	952
1951	1,227
1952	320
1953	508
1954	768
1955	435
1956	577
1957	638
1958	677
1959	282
1960	435
1961	464
1962	632
1963	738
1964	321
1965	772
1966	2,109
1967	885
1968	799
1969	1,258
1970	360
1971	1,370
1972	418
1973	578
1974	1,208
1975	934
1976	501
1977	759
1978	789
1979	2,085
1980	815
1981	654
1982	906
1983	785
1984	984
1985	678
1986	788
1987	1,006
1988	1,375
1989	1,508
1990	1,034
1991	766
1992	1,302
1993	764
1994	904
1995	924
1996	1,287
1997	793
1998	407
1999	1,169
2000	1,116
2001	1,319
2002	2,839
2003	1,086
2004	1,348
2005	906
2006	1,040
2007	673
2008	698
2009	737
2010	1,349
2011	668
2012	827
2013	1,984
2014	1,175
2015	658
2016	1,155
2017	507
2018	678
2019	990
2020	347
2021	442
2022	458
2023	1,298
2024	1,586
2025	688
2026	429

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 January 1918
Margin	Records
0 to 10	160
10 to 20	83
20 to 30	65
30 to 40	31
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	7