Weather Records on 30 January 1985

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1985. Highest significance: Shannon River (Hermitage), AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1985

On 30 January 1985, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 663 daily.
Shannon River (Hermitage) set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 30 January 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 30 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shannon River (Hermitage)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Paraiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Limon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nowata	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 30 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 30 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1985

Top 20 records on 30 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1985	Shannon River (Hermitage), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Salem, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Wonganoo, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Antlers, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Durant, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Estevao Pinto, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Panhandle, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Rio Piracicaba, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Wray, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Pontotoc 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Dodge City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Amarillo, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Mandora, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1985	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 678 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	497
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1