Weather Records on 30 January 2021

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2021. Highest significance: Strathbogie North, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2021

On 30 January 2021, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 418 daily.
Strathbogie North set a daily record precipitation of 124.2 mm (4.9 in) on 30 January 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 30 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seaqaqa	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	309.5 mm (12.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dobuilevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eppalock Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairn Curran Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buller	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 30 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 30 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2021

Top 20 records on 30 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2021	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 2021	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	103 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Avoca, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	120 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Euroa, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	103 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Yea, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Boort, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Myrrhee (Joelyn), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2021	Seaqaqa, FJ	monthly rain	309.5 mm (12.2 in)	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2021	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2021	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2021	Clunes, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2021	Uliastai, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2021	Dobuilevu, FJ	daily rain	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2021	Barkly, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	54 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 442 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 50	359
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1