Weather Records on 30 January 1998

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1998. Highest significance: Dzan, MX.

Key Facts for 30 January 1998

On 30 January 1998, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 390 daily.
Dzan set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 30 January 1998.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 30 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dzan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Mary Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Pilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penstock Lagoon (Pipeline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mirrabooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenrive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wuruma Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton AP	United States	Record snow depth	180.3 cm (71.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nobby Tooth St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lone Pine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Navilloween	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Whitestone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Border Gate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 30 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 30 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1998

Top 20 records on 30 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1998	Dzan, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Queen Mary Falls, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Glenhaven, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily rain	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Upper Pilton, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Penstock Lagoon (Pipeline), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Belvedere, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	West Haldon, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Colville, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1998	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1998	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1998	Wilsons Peak, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1998	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1998	Mirrabooka, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1998	Glenrive, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1998	Leedey, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 407 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 1998-01-30: 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 20	279
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1