Weather Records on 20 January 1930

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1930. Highest significance: Kansas City, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1930

On 20 January 1930, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 521 daily.
Kansas City set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 20 January 1930.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 20 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 230, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 20 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	230
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 20 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1930

Top 20 records on 20 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1930	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 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)
20 January 1930	The Dalles, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Kristianstad, SE	monthly high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Oskaloosa, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Washington, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Woodstock, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Enid, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Astoria, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Darlington, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Sunnyside, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1930	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	22 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 540 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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 200	448
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1