Weather Records on 30 January 1946

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1946. Highest significance: E Tawas, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1946

On 30 January 1946, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 371 daily.
E Tawas set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 30 January 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 30 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.3 C (-58.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 71.

Records on 30 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1946

Top 20 records on 30 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1946	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Cooya Pooya, AU	monthly rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	daily rain	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	St Ignace, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Olaa 92, US	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	St Ignace, US	all-time snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	1.1 cm (0.4 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Woodbrook, AU	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Onaway 12 S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1946	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1946	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1946	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	31 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 380 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	277
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1