Weather Records on 30 January 1929

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1929. Highest significance: Conmurra, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1929

On 30 January 1929, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 411 daily.
Conmurra set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 30 January 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 30 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Conmurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 30 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 30 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1929

Top 20 records on 30 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1929	Conmurra, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1929	Clark, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1929	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1929	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1929	Carapook (the Gums), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1929	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1929	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1929	Ladner, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Sunnyside, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Moxee, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Mount McIntyre, AU	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Lenox, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Astoria, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Clark, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1929	Kennewick, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	6 years	25 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 416 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	349
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1