Weather Records on 30 January 1962

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1962. Highest significance: Mount Narryer, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1962

On 30 January 1962, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 611 daily.
Mount Narryer set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 30 January 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 30 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Preto (Dae) E2-004	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jurokine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 30 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 30 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1962

Top 20 records on 30 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1962	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1962	Adur, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Byro, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Northampton, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Ketchikan AP, US	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	monthly rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	White Peak, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Konni, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1962	Sonnblick, AT	daily low max	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	73 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 632 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	511
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1