Weather Records on 30 January 1987

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1987. Highest significance: Highlands, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1987

On 30 January 1987, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 969 daily.
Highlands set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 30 January 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 30 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sachkhere	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rib Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Lagos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 30 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 30 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 28, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1987

Top 20 records on 30 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1987	Highlands, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1987	Golden, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Edgartown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Sachkhere, GE	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	D'Java, GE	monthly rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Milford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Coloso, PR	all-time low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Evart, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1987	Troy L&D, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,006 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	774
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1