Weather Records on 30 January 2009

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2009. Highest significance: Daly Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2009

On 30 January 2009, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 707 daily.
Daly Waters set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 30 January 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 30 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birr	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.1 C (113.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xcupil (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuri Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.6 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cork	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeyahualco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flint 7W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.9 C (109.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yanji	China	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 30 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 30 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 19, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2009

Top 20 records on 30 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2009	Daly Waters, AU	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2009	Verona, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2009	Yaquintela, MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Perryville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Yakushima, JP	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Daly Waters AWS, AU	all-time rain	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Launceston Airport Comparison, AU	all-time high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Hopelchen, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Birr, IE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Oita, JP	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Elliston, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	45.1 C (113.2 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	129 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Numil Downs Station, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Launceston Airport Comparison, AU	all-time high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Miyazaki, JP	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Titusville, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2009	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	44 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 737 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 2009-01-30: 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 100	601
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1