Weather Records on 30 January 1965

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1965. Highest significance: Wetaskiwin, CA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1965

On 30 January 1965, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 744 daily.
Wetaskiwin set a daily record snowfall of 22.4 cm (8.8 in) on 30 January 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

772 stations

772 station records on 30 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 30 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 30 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1965

Top 20 records on 30 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1965	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Lucerne, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Calmar, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Williamson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Weldon, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Fruitland, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1965	Mount Surprise Township, AU	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1965	Milan, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1965	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1965	Albion, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1965	Cave Run Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1965	Farmville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	33 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1965. 1965 had 772 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 25	498
25 to 50	60
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2