Weather Records on 30 January 1968

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1968. Highest significance: Karnaprayag, IN.

Key Facts for 30 January 1968

On 30 January 1968, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 770 daily.
Karnaprayag set a monthly record daily precipitation of 138.7 mm (5.5 in) on 30 January 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 30 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wallamabin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersyde Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	167.6 cm (66.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 30 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 30 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1968

Top 20 records on 30 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1968	Karnaprayag, IN	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1968	Tambarmering, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1968	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1968	San Jose, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1968	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	monthly rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Wallamabin Park, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Colunio, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Broomehill East, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Breakell, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Malyalling, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Avoca, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Wyalkatchem, AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Bathurst, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Quincy, US	monthly snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Canaan Farm, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Kumminin, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Acude Bonito, BR	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Moana, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1968	Kuringup, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 799 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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Data for records on 1968-01-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	635
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2