Weather Records on 30 January 2004

1,348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2004. Highest significance: Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2004

On 30 January 2004, 1,348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 548 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,311 daily.
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House) set a daily record precipitation of 96.2 mm (3.8 in) on 30 January 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,348 stations

1,348 station records on 30 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Coyotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gray (Craigie-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orielton (East Orielton Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raystown Lake 2	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie South (Staples Suga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Weasel Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec de Los Olivos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margate (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley (Bangor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Musselboro (Elverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,348 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 425, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 454, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 30 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	425
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	454
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 30 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 27, daily 1,311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,087 broken records

Margins by which the 1,087 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2004

Top 20 records on 30 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2004	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Guthrie Ctr, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Orford South, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	Centralia, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2004	German Town, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Wattle Hill, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Breien, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2004	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 years	56 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 1,348 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 2004-01-30: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,065
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2