Weather Records on 30 January 1924

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1924. Highest significance: Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1924

On 30 January 1924, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 190 daily.
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 30 January 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 30 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1924

Top 20 records on 30 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1924	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1924	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Brome, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Northfield, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Alton, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Laghouat, DZ	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Swift Current, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Barrie, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Beatrice, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Colfax, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Welland, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1924	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	16 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 194 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	146
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1