Weather Records on 30 January 1993

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1993. Highest significance: Albertvale, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 January 1993

On 30 January 1993, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 748 daily.
Albertvale set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 30 January 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 30 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mogen	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 30 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 30 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

626 broken records

Margins by which the 626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1993

Top 20 records on 30 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1993	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Wiscoy 1 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Inverway, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Escalante, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Hatch, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Spring Creek, AU	all-time rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1993	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 764 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 100	594
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1