Weather Records on 30 January 2002

2,839 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2002. Highest significance: Ft Madison, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 2002

On 30 January 2002, 2,839 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,240 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 247 monthly and 2,589 daily.
Ft Madison set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 30 January 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 30 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mercer	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	335.3 mm (13.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eneabba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,839 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,271, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 969, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 30 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,271
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	969
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 30 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 247, daily 2,589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,346 broken records

Margins by which the 2,346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 318.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2002

Top 20 records on 30 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2002	Ft Madison, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2002	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2002	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	26.1 cm (10.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Evant 1SSW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Columbus Junction, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Mercer, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Manuka 2, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Yallalong, AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Quincy Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Gorlitz, DE	monthly high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	117 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Galesburg, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Kapapala Rch 36, US	daily rain	335.3 mm (13.2 in)	318.3 mm (12.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Laporte, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Mt Pleasant, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2002	Arch, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2002	Orebro, SE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	96 years	20 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 2,839 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	680
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,286
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2