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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clanwilliam (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Borda Comparison | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hoofddorp | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record high minimum temperature | 13.2 C (55.8 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Springbok | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berrybank | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Arthur | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Hastings | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -3.9 C (25.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Inverell Comparison | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Scheveningen | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
12 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 6 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 12 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
11 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 10 |
| 10 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
30 March 1908| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 1908 | Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 13 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Cape Borda Comparison, AU | daily rain | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 39 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Hoofddorp, NL | daily rain | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 0.4 mm (0.02 in) | 33 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily high min | 13.2 C (55.8 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 34 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Springbok, ZA | daily rain | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 25 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Berrybank, AU | daily rain | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 1.5 mm (0.06 in) | 29 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Port Arthur, CA | daily high max | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 14 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Port Hastings, CA | daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 5.6 cm (2.2 in) | 8 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | St John's, CA | daily low max | -3.9 C (25.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 25 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Inverell Comparison, AU | daily low min | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 6 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Scheveningen, NL | daily rain | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 4 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 March 1908 | Halifax, CA | daily low max (Tie) | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | tie | 22 years | 2 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 1908Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1805 | 1 |
| 1808 | 1 |
| 1815 | 1 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1830 | 2 |
| 1834 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1842 | 1 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1856 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 4 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1881 | 4 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 35 |
| 1906 | 9 |
| 1907 | 28 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 68 |
| 1911 | 45 |
| 1912 | 25 |
| 1913 | 31 |
| 1914 | 20 |
| 1915 | 78 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 248 |
| 1918 | 29 |
| 1919 | 42 |
| 1920 | 20 |
| 1921 | 32 |
| 1922 | 89 |
| 1923 | 229 |
| 1924 | 215 |
| 1925 | 90 |
| 1926 | 273 |
| 1927 | 80 |
| 1928 | 209 |
| 1929 | 99 |
| 1930 | 215 |
| 1931 | 254 |
| 1932 | 198 |
| 1933 | 382 |
| 1934 | 236 |
| 1935 | 187 |
| 1936 | 881 |
| 1937 | 262 |
| 1938 | 690 |
| 1939 | 305 |
| 1940 | 466 |
| 1941 | 438 |
| 1942 | 257 |
| 1943 | 928 |
| 1944 | 823 |
| 1945 | 676 |
| 1946 | 536 |
| 1947 | 1,000 |
| 1948 | 363 |
| 1949 | 795 |
| 1950 | 616 |
| 1951 | 569 |
| 1952 | 265 |
| 1953 | 432 |
| 1954 | 743 |
| 1955 | 437 |
| 1956 | 500 |
| 1957 | 330 |
| 1958 | 288 |
| 1959 | 398 |
| 1960 | 431 |
| 1961 | 404 |
| 1962 | 578 |
| 1963 | 1,010 |
| 1964 | 1,420 |
| 1965 | 376 |
| 1966 | 759 |
| 1967 | 1,261 |
| 1968 | 736 |
| 1969 | 1,372 |
| 1970 | 1,038 |
| 1971 | 490 |
| 1972 | 384 |
| 1973 | 1,089 |
| 1974 | 895 |
| 1975 | 1,255 |
| 1976 | 619 |
| 1977 | 1,627 |
| 1978 | 1,017 |
| 1979 | 753 |
| 1980 | 762 |
| 1981 | 898 |
| 1982 | 764 |
| 1983 | 624 |
| 1984 | 756 |
| 1985 | 1,331 |
| 1986 | 1,533 |
| 1987 | 1,850 |
| 1988 | 635 |
| 1989 | 1,063 |
| 1990 | 897 |
| 1991 | 821 |
| 1992 | 611 |
| 1993 | 712 |
| 1994 | 767 |
| 1995 | 920 |
| 1996 | 781 |
| 1997 | 911 |
| 1998 | 2,464 |
| 1999 | 708 |
| 2000 | 631 |
| 2001 | 840 |
| 2002 | 878 |
| 2003 | 1,472 |
| 2004 | 1,298 |
| 2005 | 683 |
| 2006 | 689 |
| 2007 | 1,265 |
| 2008 | 1,100 |
| 2009 | 750 |
| 2010 | 933 |
| 2011 | 670 |
| 2012 | 743 |
| 2013 | 691 |
| 2014 | 776 |
| 2015 | 1,194 |
| 2016 | 596 |
| 2017 | 1,267 |
| 2018 | 434 |
| 2019 | 662 |
| 2020 | 462 |
| 2021 | 1,008 |
| 2022 | 575 |
| 2023 | 1,106 |
| 2024 | 431 |
| 2025 | 957 |
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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).