Weather Records on 30 January 1974

1,208 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1974. Highest significance: Tangorin, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1974

On 30 January 1974, 1,208 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,162 daily.
Tangorin set an all-time record daily precipitation of 244.8 mm (9.6 in) on 30 January 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,208 stations

1,208 station records on 30 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.8 mm (9.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olivedos (Sao Francisco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buckleboo (Buclkeboo Post Offi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,208 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 535, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	535
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 39, daily 1,162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,026 broken records

Margins by which the 1,026 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1974

Top 20 records on 30 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1974	Tangorin, AU	all-time rain	244.8 mm (9.6 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 1974	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	all-time rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Yudnapinna, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Mudgeacca, AU	all-time rain	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Yeelana (Brooker), AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AU	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1974	Bruce, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1974	Melrose, AU	monthly rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1974	Roopena, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1974	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1974	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1974	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	58 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 1,208 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	988
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1