Weather Records on 15 January 1930

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1930. Highest significance: De Funiak Springs 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1930

On 15 January 1930, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 563 daily.
De Funiak Springs 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 15 January 1930.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 15 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 15 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 15 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1930

Top 20 records on 15 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1930	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1930	Bird Island, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1930	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1930	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1930	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1930	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1930	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Astoria, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Uccle, BE	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Stockholm, SE	monthly high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	monthly high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Astoria, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Lubeck-Werft, DE	monthly high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Skara 1, SE	monthly high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1930	Medford, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	24 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

1795 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 581 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	487
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	2