Weather Records on 14 January 1930

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1930. Highest significance: Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1930

On 14 January 1930, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 704 daily.
Richmond C/K (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 14 January 1930.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 14 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 14 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 14 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1930

Top 20 records on 14 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1930	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Le Mars, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Lenox, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Alta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Uccle, BE	monthly high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1930	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1930	Webster City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1930	Pinal Rch, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1930	Storm Lake, US	monthly snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1930	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	18 years	29 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 713 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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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	542
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1