Weather Records on 19 January 1930

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1930. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 19 January 1930

On 19 January 1930, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 498 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 606 daily.
Parry Sound set a daily record snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 19 January 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 19 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 289, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 19 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	289
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 19 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1930

Top 20 records on 19 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1930	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1930	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1930	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1930	Camden 1, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Brinkley, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Nacogdoches, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Bee Branch, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Subiaco, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Plant City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Robeline, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Ruston la Tech, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Pinopolis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1930	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	8 years	25 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

1796 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1930. 1930 had 617 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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	488
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2