Weather Records on 30 January 1959

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1959. Highest significance: Rayne 6 N, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1959

On 30 January 1959, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 274 daily.
Rayne 6 N set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 30 January 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 30 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 30 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 30 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1959

Top 20 records on 30 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1959	Rayne 6 N, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Singimari, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Begusarai, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Jennings, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Alipurduar, IN	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Nabinagar, IN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Sheikhpura, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Liberty, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Amarpur, IN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1959	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 282 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 20	186
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1