Weather Records on 30 January 1940

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1940. Highest significance: Kulu, IN.

Key Facts for 30 January 1940

On 30 January 1940, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 250 daily.
Kulu set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 30 January 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 30 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calif Hot Springs Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 30 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 30 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

192 broken records

Margins by which the 192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1940

Top 20 records on 30 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1940	Kulu, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1940	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1940	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1940	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Clayoquot, CA	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Colby, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Prince Rupert, CA	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Derby, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Springville Tule Hd, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1940	Princess Anne, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	24 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 270 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 200	190
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1