Weather Records on 30 January 1988

1,375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1988. Highest significance: Presidente Prudente, BR.

Key Facts for 30 January 1988

On 30 January 1988, 1,375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
975 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,322 daily.
Presidente Prudente set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 30 January 1988.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,375 stations

1,375 station records on 30 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerqueira Cesar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ovesholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Almhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,375 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 636, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 30 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	636
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 30 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 50, daily 1,322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,165 broken records

Margins by which the 1,165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1988

Top 20 records on 30 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1988	Presidente Prudente, BR	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Cagliari, IT	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Cerqueira Cesar, BR	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Victoria Valley (Glenrowan), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Shepetivka, UA	monthly rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Fairfield, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Federal Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Lawrence, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Windsor, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Sigourney, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Geneseo, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Newton, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	Howard 2SE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1988	McPherson, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 1,375 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	1,144
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1