Weather Records on 30 January 1990

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1990. Highest significance: Quairading, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 1990

On 30 January 1990, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 997 daily.
Quairading set an all-time record daily precipitation of 150.5 mm (5.9 in) on 30 January 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 30 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacup Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piseco	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrolltown 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 516, Heaviest daily snowfall 175, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 30 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	516
Heaviest daily snowfall	175
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 30 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 997.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 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 1990

Top 20 records on 30 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1990	Quairading, AU	all-time rain	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 1990	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	Nungarin, AU	monthly rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	139 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	St Albans, AU	all-time rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	Hamburg, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	Vernon, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	Amherst, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1990	Williams, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Hope, US	daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Matamoras, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Houlton AP, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Westfield, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Meckering, AU	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1990	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	55 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 1,034 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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Data for records on 1990-01-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	782
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2