Weather Records on 30 January 2005

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2005. Highest significance: Canon City, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 2005

On 30 January 2005, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 845 daily.
Canon City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 30 January 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

906 stations

906 station records on 30 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Utajarvi Sarkijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulkava Halttula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hierro/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antero Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 30 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 30 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 59, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2005

Top 20 records on 30 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2005	Canon City, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2005	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2005	Cimarron 4 SW, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2005	Springer, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2005	Cimarron, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2005	Roy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2005	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Grant, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Utajarvi Sarkijarvi, FI	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Hemavan, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Tunnsjo, NO	monthly rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2005	Cabin Creek, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 906 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	700
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1