Weather Records on 30 January 1942

333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1942. Highest significance: Pirie (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1942

On 30 January 1942, 333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 324 daily.
Pirie (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 30 January 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

333 stations

333 station records on 30 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 206 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

333 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 30 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 30 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1942

Top 20 records on 30 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1942	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Eucla, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Rpf 206 Mile, AU	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Menzies, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1942	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 333 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	270
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1