Weather Records on 30 January 1955

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1955. Highest significance: Silverstreams, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1955

On 30 January 1955, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 417 daily.
Silverstreams set an all-time record daily precipitation of 148.2 mm (5.8 in) on 30 January 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 30 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartmodder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort George	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belathal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 30 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 30 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 10, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1955

Top 20 records on 30 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1955	Silverstreams, ZA	all-time rain	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1955	Karwi, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Chatarpur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Danielskuil, ZA	all-time rain	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Campbell (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Papkuil, ZA	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Schmidtsdrif, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Petford, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Girwan Naraini, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Zwartmodder, ZA	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1955	Tweefontein, ZA	all-time rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	44 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 435 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	375
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1