Weather Records on 30 January 1948

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1948. Highest significance: Silver Lake, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1948

On 30 January 1948, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 571 daily.
Silver Lake set a monthly record daily snowfall of 116.8 cm (46.0 in) on 30 January 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 30 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	546.1 mm (21.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 30 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 30 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1948

Top 20 records on 30 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1948	Silver Lake, US	monthly snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Hatch, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Los Lunas, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Honomanu 450, US	all-time rain	546.1 mm (21.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	all-time high min	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Mallow, ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Ashwood, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1948	Horton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1948	Hatch, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1948	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1948	Goderich, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1948	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	all-time rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1948	Alamogordo, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1948	Engle, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1948	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	21 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 578 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 100	470
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1