Weather Records on 30 January 1979

2,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1979. Highest significance: Minneapolis, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1979

On 30 January 1979, 2,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 710 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 54 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 1,920 daily.
Minneapolis set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 30 January 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 30 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,085 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 420, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 290, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 252, Deepest snow cover 588.

Records on 30 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	420
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	290
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	252
Deepest snow cover	588

Records on 30 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 54, monthly 111, daily 1,920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,703 broken records

Margins by which the 1,703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1245.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1979

Top 20 records on 30 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1979	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1979	Richland, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1979	Tohatchi 1 ESE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Minneapolis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Box Butte Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Blenheim Station, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Ft Smith Wtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Milan, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Mapleton No.2, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1979	Lysva, RU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1979	Landsort, SE	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 2,085 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 200	1,626
200 to 400	67
400 to 600	9
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1