Weather Records on 30 January 1978

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1978. Highest significance: Langmorn, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1978

On 30 January 1978, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 40 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 719 daily.
Langmorn set an all-time record daily precipitation of 328.8 mm (12.9 in) on 30 January 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 30 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	328.8 mm (12.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	411.0 mm (16.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charnwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.6 mm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dori	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	48.2 C (118.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hmas Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Needles Eye (Ventnor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 224.

Records on 30 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	224

Records on 30 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 40, monthly 30, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1978

Top 20 records on 30 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1978	Langmorn, AU	all-time rain	328.8 mm (12.9 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Rockley, AU	all-time rain	411.0 mm (16.2 in)	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Mount Anderson, AU	daily rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Whitestown, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Thangoo, AU	monthly rain	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Shamrock Mine, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Beaver Dam, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Fords Ferry Dam 5O, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Nurata, UZ	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1978	Hastings, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	74 years	53 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 789 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 1978-01-30: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 January 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	562
100 to 200	46
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2