Weather Records on 30 January 1944

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1944. Highest significance: Dhenkanal, IN.

Key Facts for 30 January 1944

On 30 January 1944, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 310 daily.
Dhenkanal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 30 January 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 30 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.8 C (114.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Binjharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glass House Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1944

Top 20 records on 30 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1944	Dhenkanal, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Sairang, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Silli, IN	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Mokakchung, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Milan, IT	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Newry, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Katbari, IN	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1944	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1944	Sarmera, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1944	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1944	Purulia, IN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1944	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1944	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1944	Haringhata, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	32 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 320 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 20	217
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1