Weather Records on 30 January 1976

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1976. Highest significance: Ayrshire Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1976

On 30 January 1976, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 474 daily.
Ayrshire Downs set a daily record precipitation of 163.2 mm (6.4 in) on 30 January 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 30 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	219.0 cm (86.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	212.0 cm (83.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ray Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	206.0 cm (81.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 30 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 30 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 720.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1976

Top 20 records on 30 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1976	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1976	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Makakatana, ZA	monthly rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Malelane, ZA	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Salique (Bos), ZA	daily rain	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Black Hills, ZA	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Itapecerica da Serra, BR	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Mount Margaret, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Luroy, NO	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Champagne (Naf), ZA	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1976	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 501 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 100	390
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1