Weather Records on 12 January 1930

185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1930. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1930

On 12 January 1930, 185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 183 daily.
Webster City set a monthly record snow depth of 165.1 cm (65.0 in) on 12 January 1930.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

185 stations

185 station records on 12 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

185 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1930

Top 20 records on 12 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1930	Webster City, US	monthly snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1930	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1930	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1930	Conway, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Jerome, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	New Bremen, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Enid, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Needles, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Prescott, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Corning, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Rockville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Brookville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1930	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	63 years	20 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

1794 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 185 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 100	146
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1