Weather Records on 30 January 1926

185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1926. Highest significance: Swift Current, CA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1926

On 30 January 1926, 185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 185 daily.
Swift Current set a daily record snowfall of 13.7 cm (5.4 in) on 30 January 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

185 stations

185 station records on 30 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

185 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 30 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records

Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1926

Top 20 records on 30 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1926	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1926	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Ocala, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1926	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 185 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	136
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1