Weather Records on 30 January 1980

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1980. Highest significance: Hoburg, SE.

Key Facts for 30 January 1980

On 30 January 1980, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 797 daily.
Hoburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 30 January 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 30 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Murta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midlake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ia?U	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 227, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 30 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	227
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 30 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 797.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1980

Top 20 records on 30 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1980	Hoburg, SE	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 1980	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1980	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Tierra Amarilla 4 N, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Cheyenne, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Stamps, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Cabot, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Chino Valley, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Evansville Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Prescott, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Olney 2S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd), BR	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Coronel Murta, BR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Campo, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Carpenter 3N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1980	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	42 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 815 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 100	608
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1