Weather Records on 30 January 1961

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1961. Highest significance: Jind, IN.

Key Facts for 30 January 1961

On 30 January 1961, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 445 daily.
Jind set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 30 January 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 30 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amiens-Glisy	France	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niwar(Amehta)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 30 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 30 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1961

Top 20 records on 30 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1961	Jind, IN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1961	Samrala, IN	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1961	Junsele, SE	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1961	Ambala, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Ambala Obsy, IN	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Thanesar, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Padampur, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Hissar, IN	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Rajgarh, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Bhiwani, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Hissar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Amiens-Glisy, FR	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Tibri, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Gulah(Gula), IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1961	Patiala Obsy, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	41 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 464 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	350
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1