Weather Records on 1 January 1930

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1930. Highest significance: Mingela Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1930

On 1 January 1930, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 310 daily.
Mingela Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 1 January 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 1 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.1 C (-52.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1930

Top 20 records on 1 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1930	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Appleton City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Carlinville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Tomsk, RU	daily low min	-47.1 C (-52.8 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Milan Exp STN, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Riverton, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Bakersfield, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Subiaco, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1930	Warsaw 1, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	19 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

1798 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1930. 1930 had 310 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	234
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1