Weather Records on 30 January 1931

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1931. Highest significance: Caloundra Signal Station, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1931

On 30 January 1931, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
550 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 607 daily.
Caloundra Signal Station set a daily record precipitation of 122.4 mm (4.8 in) on 30 January 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 30 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mc Intosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1931

Top 20 records on 30 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1931	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Bloomfield, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Ft Mc Intosh, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1931	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Minnedosa, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Chilliwack, CA	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	monthly high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1931	Willow City, US	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	34 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

1796 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 648 records.

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

Records on 01-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	2
1826	1
1830	2
1843	3
1846	3
1854	2
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1897	1
1898	7
1899	7
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	4
1905	8
1906	14
1907	9
1908	44
1909	27
1910	17
1911	35
1912	28
1913	35
1914	62
1915	58
1916	68
1917	113
1918	369
1919	33
1920	48
1921	41
1922	49
1923	126
1924	194
1925	179
1926	185
1927	141
1928	110
1929	416
1930	161
1931	648
1932	347
1933	137
1934	974
1935	305
1936	650
1937	379
1938	323
1939	630
1940	270
1941	380
1942	333
1943	470
1944	320
1945	275
1946	380
1947	1,314
1948	578
1949	1,271
1950	952
1951	1,227
1952	320
1953	508
1954	768
1955	435
1956	577
1957	638
1958	677
1959	282
1960	435
1961	464
1962	632
1963	738
1964	321
1965	772
1966	2,109
1967	885
1968	799
1969	1,258
1970	360
1971	1,370
1972	418
1973	578
1974	1,208
1975	934
1976	501
1977	759
1978	789
1979	2,085
1980	815
1981	654
1982	906
1983	785
1984	984
1985	678
1986	788
1987	1,006
1988	1,375
1989	1,508
1990	1,034
1991	766
1992	1,302
1993	764
1994	904
1995	924
1996	1,287
1997	793
1998	407
1999	1,169
2000	1,116
2001	1,319
2002	2,839
2003	1,086
2004	1,348
2005	906
2006	1,040
2007	673
2008	698
2009	737
2010	1,349
2011	668
2012	827
2013	1,984
2014	1,175
2015	658
2016	1,155
2017	507
2018	678
2019	990
2020	347
2021	442
2022	458
2023	1,298
2024	1,586
2025	688
2026	429

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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 25	540
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2