Weather Records on 30 January 1953

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1953. Highest significance: Elamang, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1953

On 30 January 1953, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 503 daily.
Elamang set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 30 January 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 30 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.2 mm (11.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1953

Top 20 records on 30 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1953	Elamang, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Nullawil, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	all-time rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	McBride 4SE, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1953	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Sooke Lake, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Hay (Illilawa), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Lakeside, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Hope Little Mountain, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1953	Turtleford, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	32 years	28 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 508 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 25	367
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1