Weather Records on 30 January 1934

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1934. Highest significance: Diamantina Lakes, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1934

On 30 January 1934, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 708 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 952 daily.
Diamantina Lakes set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 30 January 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 30 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside (Adelong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 420, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 288, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	420
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	288
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

848 broken records

Margins by which the 848 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1934

Top 20 records on 30 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1934	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Kallara, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Marlinton, US	all-time low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1934	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Rajauli, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Rath, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Punalur, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Ullawarra, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1934	Moorook, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	30 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 974 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 10	774
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1