Weather Records on 23 January 1930

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1930. Highest significance: South Comongin, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1930

On 23 January 1930, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 568 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 682 daily.
South Comongin set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 23 January 1930.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 23 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	436.9 cm (172.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 23 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 23 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2413.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1930

Top 20 records on 23 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1930	South Comongin, AU	all-time rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1930	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	all-time rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Enid, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Dinby, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Clarinda, US	daily snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Raglan, AU	monthly rain	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Spring Ridge, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Washington, US	daily snow depth	436.9 cm (172.0 in)	233.7 cm (92.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1930	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1930	Belmont, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 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)
23 January 1930	Mullengudgery, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1930	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1930	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	29 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 697 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	586
500 to 1000	3
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	2