Weather Records on 30 January 1920

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1920. Highest significance: Hopetown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1920

On 30 January 1920, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 45 daily.
Hopetown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 30 January 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

48 stations

48 station records on 30 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 30 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 45.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1920

Top 20 records on 30 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1920	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1920	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1920	Bologna, IT	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1920	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1920	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1920	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Britstown (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1920	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	17 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 48 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	29
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1