Weather Records on 30 January 1922

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1922. Highest significance: Normanton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1922

On 30 January 1922, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 48 daily.
Normanton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 30 January 1922.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 30 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Colac (Badlingham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 30 January 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1922

Top 20 records on 30 January 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1922	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1922	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1922	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	David City 4E, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Lakefield, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Yarram, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Morden, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1922	Morden, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	30 years	14 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1922. 1922 had 49 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 20	34
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1