Weather Records on 30 January 2006

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2006. Highest significance: Columbus Junction, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 2006

On 30 January 2006, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 986 daily.
Columbus Junction set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 30 January 2006.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 30 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hegra II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nordoyan Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leksvik - Myran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzilam de Bravo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Afjord - Momyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	143.9 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Otteroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 30 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 30 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 42, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

846 broken records

Margins by which the 846 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2006

Top 20 records on 30 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2006	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2006	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2006	Hegra II, NO	all-time rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2006	Merredin, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2006	Nordoyan Fyr, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2006	Breivoll, NO	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2006	Leksvik - Myran, NO	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2006	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Namdalseid, NO	monthly rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Vaernes, NO	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Millston, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Clatskanie, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Toledo FAA AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Seaside, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Monroe, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Baandee North, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Nokaning, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2006	Dudinin, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	51 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 1,040 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 2006-01-30: 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 25	784
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1