Weather Records on 30 January 1957

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1957. Highest significance: Springvale, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1957

On 30 January 1957, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 623 daily.
Springvale set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 30 January 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 30 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 30 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 30 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 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 1957

Top 20 records on 30 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1957	Springvale, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1957	Stradbroke Station, AU	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1957	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Koeifontein, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Zoetvlei, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Telkwa, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Steveston, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Tappen, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1957	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1957	Independence, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1957	Richland, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1957	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	34 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 638 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	478
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1