Weather Records on 24 January 1930

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1930. Highest significance: Walgett (Goangra), AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1930

On 24 January 1930, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 601 daily.
Walgett (Goangra) set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 24 January 1930.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 24 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bongeabong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1930 by type: Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 24 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 24 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 29, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3048.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1930

Top 20 records on 24 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1930	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Methven, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Suntop, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Bongeabong, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1930	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

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 639 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	573
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	2
2500 to 3000	0
3000 to 3500	2