Weather Records on 30 January 1970

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1970. Highest significance: Weribone, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1970

On 30 January 1970, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 351 daily.
Weribone set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 30 January 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 30 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simojovel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 30 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 30 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1970

Top 20 records on 30 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1970	Weribone, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1970	Gayvoron, UA	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Simojovel (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Talbotton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Amamoor Forestry, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Gympie, AU	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Sutton Grange, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Moorland (Coopernook State For, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1970	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 360 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 20	271
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2