Home Years 1930 Weather Records in 1930: Year in Review 115,290 weather records were set or tied in 1930, including 49,690 temperature record highs and 29,968 record lows, and 41,016 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1929 Next: 1931 115,290 weather records were set or tied in 1930, including 49,690 record highs and 29,968 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 41,016 of the 115,290 records set in 1930 still stand (35.6%). January 1930 had the most records: 13,638. United States had the most records in 1930: 80,279, with 41,760 highs and 26,410 lows. 3,733 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1930, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1930 Record highs 49,690 Record lows 29,968
Records set in 1930 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 41,016 (35.6%) Since beaten or tied 74,274 (64.4%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1930 by type Record daily precipitation 33,344 Record high maximum temperature 26,754 Record high minimum temperature 22,936 Record low minimum temperature 17,158 Record low maximum temperature 12,810 Record daily snowfall 1,389 Record snow depth 899
Records set or tied in 1930 by timescale Daily 108,969 Monthly 5,472 All-time 849
Records set or tied in each month of 1930 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1930, all types together. 0 3,750 7,500 11,250 15,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1930, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1930 Month Records Jan 13,638 Feb 11,831 Mar 5,512 Apr 8,288 May 10,067 Jun 8,065 Jul 12,760 Aug 11,404 Sep 5,942 Oct 11,043 Nov 10,943 Dec 5,797
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1930 Country Records Highs Lows United States 80,279 41,760 26,410 Australia 18,503 532 494 Canada 6,117 3,277 1,595 Russia 1,877 766 508 Sweden 1,647 1,029 158 Germany 1,638 751 120 South Africa 1,329 0 0 Norway 871 115 16 Algeria 584 355 157 Ukraine 334 154 71 United Kingdom 209 106 51 Tunisia 189 106 67 Austria 167 133 26 Croatia 148 95 28 Denmark 130 79 18
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.