Weather Records on 30 January 1991

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1991. Highest significance: Huauchinango, MX.

Key Facts for 30 January 1991

On 30 January 1991, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 732 daily.
Huauchinango set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 30 January 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 30 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmitos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomaston 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coxilha Rica	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 30 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 30 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1991

Top 20 records on 30 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1991	Huauchinango, MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Reserve, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Evergreen, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Niceville, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Elba, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Laguna de Sanchez, MX	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	W Pt, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Alto Uruguai, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Americus, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Petoskey, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1991	Columbus Metro AP, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	45 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 766 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	601
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1