Weather Records on 26 January 1930

227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1930. Highest significance: Westland, AU.

Key Facts for 26 January 1930

On 26 January 1930, 227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 223 daily.
Westland set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 26 January 1930.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

227 stations

227 station records on 26 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

227 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 26 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 26 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1930

Top 20 records on 26 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1930	Westland, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Independence, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Malvern, GB	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1930	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Clarinda, US	daily snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1930	Oskaloosa, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0 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

1795 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 227 records.

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

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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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 250	193
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	1
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1
1750 to 2000	1