Weather Records on 30 January 1933

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1933. Highest significance: Brenham, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1933

On 30 January 1933, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 133 daily.
Brenham set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 30 January 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 30 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1933

Top 20 records on 30 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1933	Brenham, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1933	Clifton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1933	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1933	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1933	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Kenora, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Kenora, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1933	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	26 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

1796 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 137 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 50	98
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1