Weather Records on 30 January 1949

1,271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1949. Highest significance: Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1949

On 30 January 1949, 1,271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 818 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 58 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,169 daily.
Lufkin Angelina Co AP set an all-time record daily snowfall of 20.6 cm (8.1 in) on 30 January 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,271 stations

1,271 station records on 30 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flint	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,271 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 416, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 402, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 30 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	416
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	402
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 30 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 58, monthly 44, daily 1,169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,101 broken records

Margins by which the 1,101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1949

Top 20 records on 30 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1949	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	all-time snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1949	Ruston la Tech, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Boerne, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Lampasas, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Kerrville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Corsicana, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Nacogdoches, US	all-time snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Mexia, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Paint Rock, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	La Grange, US	all-time snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1949	Temple, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	45 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 1,271 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	1,058
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1