Weather Records on 30 January 2003

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2003. Highest significance: Northdown (Hamley), AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2003

On 30 January 2003, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
480 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Northdown (Hamley) set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 30 January 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 30 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoup	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston (Mount Scott)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wrattonbully (Joeville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Policeman Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Dorodong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lacomb 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avenue (Downer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hindmarsh Valley (Fernbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalama Falls Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forthside Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 30 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 30 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2003

Top 20 records on 30 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2003	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2003	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2003	Agartala, IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2003	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	American River, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Selbourne (Kirnbrae), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Shoup, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Coulta, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	East Sassafras (Elphin Grove), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Kingston (Mount Scott), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Wrattonbully (Joeville), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Devonport Airport, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Yundi, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2003	Lowman, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	50 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 1,086 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	884
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1