Weather Records on 30 January 2020

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2020. Highest significance: Woodgreen, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2020

On 30 January 2020, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 337 daily.
Woodgreen set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 30 January 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 30 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kitale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capitol Reef Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suttsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mar del Plata Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dagupan	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ammaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodwar	Kenya	Record low maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sendai	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Strachowice	Poland	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agzu	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huesca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hierro/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Obihiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tokyo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 30 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 30 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2020

Top 20 records on 30 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2020	Woodgreen, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2020	Konotop, UA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Kitale, KE	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Urjupinsk, RU	daily high max	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Manila, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Weaverville, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Greensburg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Capitol Reef Np, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2020	Zhigansk, RU	daily high max	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Flaming Gorge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Circle Hot Springs, US	all-time snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Albany, AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Halmstad Flygflottilj, SE	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Santo Domingo, DO	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily high min	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Mombetsu, JP	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020	Sihccajavri, NO	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 347 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	287
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1