Weather Records on 30 January 1997

793 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1997. Highest significance: Onaka, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1997

On 30 January 1997, 793 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 754 daily.
Onaka set a monthly record daily snowfall of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 30 January 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

793 stations

793 station records on 30 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	476.6 mm (18.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toobeah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harden Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bay (the Coast Golf Clu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley (Northcliffe Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Pennant Hills (Cumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

793 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 30 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 30 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 25, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1997

Top 20 records on 30 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1997	Onaka, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 1997	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	108 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Broome Airport, AU	all-time rain	476.6 mm (18.8 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Gundare, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Blaine, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Fossil, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Coreena, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1997	Glen Alvon, AU	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Pollock, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Augathella Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	54 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 793 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 1997-01-30: 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 100	617
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1