Weather Records on 30 January 1981

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1981. Highest significance: Macumba, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1981

On 30 January 1981, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 636 daily.
Macumba set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 30 January 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 30 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strevell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 30 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 30 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1981

Top 20 records on 30 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1981	Macumba, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1981	Gingindlovu, ZA	monthly rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Russellville, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Utica, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Strevell, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Russellville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Allardt, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Ione 18 S, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Howe, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Lima, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Licking 4N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Manti, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1981	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	117 years	42 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 654 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	680
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	542
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1