Weather Records on 31 January 1930

83 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1930. Highest significance: Murphy 4ESE, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1930

On 31 January 1930, 83 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 80 daily.
Murphy 4ESE set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 31 January 1930.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

83 stations

83 station records on 31 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

83 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 31 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 31 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1930

Top 20 records on 31 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1930	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Independence, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Kiev, UA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Ladner, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Louisburg, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Dale Enterprise, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Storlien, SE	daily low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1930	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	12 years	15 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

1800 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1930. 1930 had 83 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	62
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1