Weather Records on 30 January 1971

1,370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1971. Highest significance: Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1971

On 30 January 1971, 1,370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
653 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 115 monthly and 1,245 daily.
Goonumbla (Coradgery) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 190.8 mm (7.5 in) on 30 January 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,370 stations

1,370 station records on 30 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Glenmaggie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teresa Dale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fumina South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,370 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 435, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 491, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 30 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	435
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	491
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 30 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 115, daily 1,245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,118 broken records

Margins by which the 1,118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1971

Top 20 records on 30 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1971	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	all-time rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Kane 1NNE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Warragul, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Glenmaggie Weir, AU	all-time rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Valencia Creek, AU	all-time rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Busby, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1971	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1971	Ballan, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	54 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 1,370 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	1,052
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1