Weather Records on 30 January 2023

1,298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2023. Highest significance: Koetong, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2023

On 30 January 2023, 1,298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 898 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,202 daily.
Koetong set an all-time record daily precipitation of 187.4 mm (7.4 in) on 30 January 2023.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,298 stations

1,298 station records on 30 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albury Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Ft Laramie	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Bimbadeen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Ran Air Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,298 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 432, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 466, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 30 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	432
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	466
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 30 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 81, daily 1,202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,144 broken records

Margins by which the 1,144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2023

Top 20 records on 30 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2023	Koetong, AU	all-time rain	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 2023	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 2023	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2023	Hume Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2023	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Oshkosh, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Wallace, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Craig 4SW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Pinnacles Np, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Sugar City, US	monthly low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Winner, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	all-time rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Baton Rouge Sherwood, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Albury Airport, AU	all-time rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Maryvale, AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Old Ft Laramie, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023	Rochelle 7ENE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2023. 2023 had 1,298 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	1,097
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1