Weather Records on 30 January 1960

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1960. Highest significance: Dontsa, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1960

On 30 January 1960, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 422 daily.
Dontsa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 30 January 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 30 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Asuncion Tlaxiaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 30 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 30 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1960

Top 20 records on 30 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1960	Dontsa, ZA	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Manteo, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Campestre, BR	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Saluda, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Picos, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Bom Jesus da Lapa, BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Midville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Kooline, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Virden, CA	daily high min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Augusta, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1960	Santuck, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	38 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 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 20	315
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1