Weather Records on 30 January 1984

984 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1984. Highest significance: Hlobane, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1984

On 30 January 1984, 984 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 909 daily.
Hlobane set an all-time record daily precipitation of 268.6 mm (10.6 in) on 30 January 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

984 stations

984 station records on 30 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	268.6 mm (10.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	425.5 mm (16.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Presa Coyote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Los Herreras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Icamole	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cuencame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Desembocada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nandowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

984 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 595, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 30 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	595
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 30 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 64, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1984

Top 20 records on 30 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1984	Hlobane, ZA	all-time rain	268.6 mm (10.6 in)	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	50 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 1984	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Bergplaats, ZA	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Surprise Store, ZA	all-time rain	425.5 mm (16.8 in)	278.5 mm (11.0 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	all-time rain	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Zaaiplaats, ZA	all-time rain	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	122 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Presa Coyote, MX	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	monthly rain	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Warrumbungle (Walla Walla), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Waaihoek, ZA	monthly rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1984	Nongoma, ZA	monthly rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 984 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	773
50 to 100	65
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2