Weather Records on 30 January 2024

1,586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 2024. Highest significance: Cecil Plains Homestead, AU.

Key Facts for 30 January 2024

On 30 January 2024, 1,586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,409 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,504 daily.
Cecil Plains Homestead set a daily record precipitation of 99.2 mm (3.9 in) on 30 January 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,586 stations

1,586 station records on 30 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Glenroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Traighli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kuyura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.7 mm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hereward	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Townson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maravale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anzali	Iran	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tenthill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koorrnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
"Home" Monogorilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,586 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 775, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 634, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	775
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	634
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 76, daily 1,504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,324 broken records

Margins by which the 1,324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 2024

Top 20 records on 30 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 2024	Cecil Plains Homestead, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 January 2024	Warragai, AU	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Glenroy, AU	all-time rain	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Marnhull, AU	all-time rain	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Leslie Dam, AU	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Traighli, AU	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Highvale, AU	daily rain	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Kuyura, AU	all-time rain	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	177.7 mm (7.0 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Woodlea, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Lanark, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2024	Quendon, AU	daily rain	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2024	Whittaker, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2024	Hereward, AU	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2024	Yarraman Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2024	Townson, AU	daily rain	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2024	Fernflat, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2024	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	56 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 1,586 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 25	1,264
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1