Weather Records on 30 January 1928

110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1928. Highest significance: Quakertown, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1928

On 30 January 1928, 110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 106 daily.
Quakertown set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -28.9 C (-20.0 F) on 30 January 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

110 stations

110 station records on 30 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

110 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1928

Top 20 records on 30 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1928	Quakertown, US	all-time low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1928	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1928	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	all-time low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Milford 2 SE, US	monthly low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Easton, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Woodstock, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Belvidere, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Jim Thorpe, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Laghouat, DZ	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Arnsberg, DE	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Hamburg, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1928	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 110 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 50	74
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1