Weather Records on 22 January 1930

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1930. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1930

On 22 January 1930, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 669 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 673 daily.
Webster City set an all-time record snow depth of 452.1 cm (178.0 in) on 22 January 1930.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 22 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	452.1 cm (178.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	439.4 cm (173.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	442.0 cm (174.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 301, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 368, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 22 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	301
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	368
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 22 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 43, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2286.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1930

Top 20 records on 22 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1930	Webster City, US	all-time snow depth	452.1 cm (178.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1930	Paris, US	all-time snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1930	Effingham, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1930	Enid, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1930	Guthrie 5S, US	all-time low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1930	The Dalles, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1930	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1930	Atchison, US	all-time low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Corinne, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Independence, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Prineville, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	17.3 C (31.1 F)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Neosho, US	all-time low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Mt Carroll, US	all-time low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Weston 2 SE, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 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)
22 January 1930	Millerton, US	daily snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Webster City, US	all-time low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Trenton, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1930	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	28 years	30 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 741 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 500	633
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	2