Weather Records on 30 January 1956

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1956. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1956

On 30 January 1956, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 563 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 30 January 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 30 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 137, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 30 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	137
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 30 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1956

Top 20 records on 30 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1956	Franklin, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1956	Lebo, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Harrisonville, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Lares, PR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Olathe 3E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Russellville, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Limassol, CY	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Rockville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Haparanda, SE	all-time low max	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Bison 3NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1956	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 577 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 100	473
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1