Weather Records on 30 January 1937

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1937. Highest significance: White River, CA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1937

On 30 January 1937, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 373 daily.
White River set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 30 January 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 30 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 30 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 30 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1937

Top 20 records on 30 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1937	White River, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Millerton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Yalta, UA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Armour, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1937	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Lares, PR	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Bethany, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Independence, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Umatilla, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1937	Ashland, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 379 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	303
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1