Weather Records on 30 January 2017

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2017. Highest significance: Mumby, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2017

On 30 January 2017, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 487 daily.
Mumby set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 30 January 2017.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 30 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tawarri West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bindoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bakers Hill Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 30 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 30 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2017

Top 20 records on 30 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2017	Mumby, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	South Holmwood, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	Mindalla, AU	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	Isseka, AU	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	Myrup, AU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2017	Turany, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Barberton, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Ogilvie, AU	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Dulan, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Northampton, AU	monthly rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Xilin Hot, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2017	Koobabbie, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 507 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 2017-01-30: 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 2026-10-15 (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 100	406
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1