Weather Records on 30 January 1967

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1967. Highest significance: Hillside, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1967

On 30 January 1967, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 827 daily.
Hillside set an all-time record daily precipitation of 118.0 mm (4.6 in) on 30 January 1967.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 30 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	314.7 mm (12.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 488, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 30 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	488
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 30 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 51, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1967

Top 20 records on 30 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1967	Hillside, ZA	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	all-time rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Hillmoor, ZA	monthly rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Vryburg, ZA	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1967	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Bauple, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Theunissen (Mun), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Megan (the Mount), AU	daily rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	187.9 mm (7.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1967	Groenvlei, ZA	all-time rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	53 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1967. 1967 had 885 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	752
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1