Weather Records on 1 February 1930

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1930. Highest significance: Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1930

On 1 February 1930, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 101 daily.
Fort Cunynghame (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 1 February 1930.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 1 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1930

Top 20 records on 1 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1930	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1930	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Ovando, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1930	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	30 years	20 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 102 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 100	81
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1