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Weather Records on 30 March 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1908. Highest significance: Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 March 1908

  • On 30 March 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Clanwilliam (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 7.6 mm (0.30 in) on 30 March 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 30 March 1908 12 station records on 30 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 30 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 30 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 30 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 30 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 March 1908 by timescale Records on 30 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 30 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 March 1908 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1908
Top 12 records on 30 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 March 1908Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.2 C (55.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Springbok, ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Berrybank, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908St John's, CAdaily low max-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Scheveningen, NLdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1908Halifax, CAdaily low max (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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 1908
Records on 03-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11805: 11808: 11815: 11822: 11830: 21834: 11840: 11842: 11847: 11848: 11854: 11856: 21859: 11860: 11862: 11863: 21865: 41869: 11872: 61874: 11881: 41882: 31883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 11887: 51888: 21890: 41892: 41894: 21896: 31897: 11898: 51899: 21900: 51901: 61902: 91903: 81904: 141905: 351906: 91907: 281908: 121909: 181910: 681911: 451912: 251913: 311914: 201915: 781916: 191917: 2481918: 291919: 421920: 201921: 321922: 891923: 2291924: 2151925: 901926: 2731927: 801928: 2091929: 991930: 2151931: 2541932: 1981933: 3821934: 2361935: 1871936: 8811937: 2621938: 6901939: 3051940: 4661941: 4381942: 2571943: 9281944: 8231945: 6761946: 5361947: 1,0001948: 3631949: 7951950: 6161951: 5691952: 2651953: 4321954: 7431955: 4371956: 5001957: 3301958: 2881959: 3981960: 4311961: 4041962: 5781963: 1,0101964: 1,4201965: 3761966: 7591967: 1,2611968: 7361969: 1,3721970: 1,0381971: 4901972: 3841973: 1,0891974: 8951975: 1,2551976: 6191977: 1,6271978: 1,0171979: 7531980: 7621981: 8981982: 7641983: 6241984: 7561985: 1,3311986: 1,5331987: 1,8501988: 6351989: 1,0631990: 8971991: 8211992: 6111993: 7121994: 7671995: 9201996: 7811997: 9111998: 2,4641999: 7082000: 6312001: 8402002: 8782003: 1,4722004: 1,2982005: 6832006: 6892007: 1,2652008: 1,1002009: 7502010: 9332011: 6702012: 7432013: 6912014: 7762015: 1,1942016: 5962017: 1,2672018: 4342019: 6622020: 4622021: 1,0082022: 5752023: 1,1062024: 4312025: 9571796186518981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-30 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18051
18081
18151
18221
18302
18341
18401
18421
18471
18481
18541
18562
18591
18601
18621
18632
18654
18691
18726
18741
18814
18823
18832
18842
18851
18861
18875
18882
18904
18924
18942
18963
18971
18985
18992
19005
19016
19029
19038
190414
190535
19069
190728
190812
190918
191068
191145
191225
191331
191420
191578
191619
1917248
191829
191942
192020
192132
192289
1923229
1924215
192590
1926273
192780
1928209
192999
1930215
1931254
1932198
1933382
1934236
1935187
1936881
1937262
1938690
1939305
1940466
1941438
1942257
1943928
1944823
1945676
1946536
19471,000
1948363
1949795
1950616
1951569
1952265
1953432
1954743
1955437
1956500
1957330
1958288
1959398
1960431
1961404
1962578
19631,010
19641,420
1965376
1966759
19671,261
1968736
19691,372
19701,038
1971490
1972384
19731,089
1974895
19751,255
1976619
19771,627
19781,017
1979753
1980762
1981898
1982764
1983624
1984756
19851,331
19861,533
19871,850
1988635
19891,063
1990897
1991821
1992611
1993712
1994767
1995920
1996781
1997911
19982,464
1999708
2000631
2001840
2002878
20031,472
20041,298
2005683
2006689
20071,265
20081,100
2009750
2010933
2011670
2012743
2013691
2014776
20151,194
2016596
20171,267
2018434
2019662
2020462
20211,008
2022575
20231,106
2024431
2025957

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).