Weather Records on 16 January 1930

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1930. Highest significance: Henbury, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1930

On 16 January 1930, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 527 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 672 daily.
Henbury set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 16 January 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 16 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 298, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 229, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 16 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	298
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	229
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 16 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1930

Top 20 records on 16 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1930	Henbury, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Pointe Riche, CA	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1930	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Raglan, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Adel, US	daily low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	17.8 C (32.0 F)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Beatrice, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Kimball 2NE, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Lusk 2 SW, US	all-time low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Astoria, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1930	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	26 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 680 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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 250	595
250 to 500	2
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1