Weather Records on 30 January 1945

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1945. Highest significance: Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1945

On 30 January 1945, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 271 daily.
Merriwa (Cranbourne) set a daily record precipitation of 106.4 mm (4.2 in) on 30 January 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 30 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.5 C (-55.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lonarch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 30 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 30 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1945

Top 20 records on 30 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1945	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1945	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1945	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1945	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1945	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1945	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1945	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1945	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Marran, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Kurgan, RU	daily low min	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Biamble, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Tonderburine, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1945	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 275 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	233
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1