Weather Records on 30 March 1916

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1916. Highest significance: Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ.

Key Facts for 30 March 1916

On 30 March 1916, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 15 daily.
Algiers-Ville/Universite set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.6 mm (4.3 in) on 30 March 1916.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

19 stations

19 station records on 30 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.

Records on 30 March 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 15.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records

Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1916

Top 19 records on 30 March 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1916	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	monthly rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1916	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1916	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	monthly rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1916	Fort National, DZ	monthly rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Boras, SE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	21 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Halifax, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	14 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Baku, AZ	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	4 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Saint John, CA	monthly high max (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	18 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max (Tie)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Sydney, CA	daily high max (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	10 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Kiev, UA	daily high min (Tie)	6.9 C (44.4 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1916	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	3 years	0 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 19 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-30 in each year
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	1,040
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	433
2019	662
2020	464
2021	1,013
2022	576
2023	1,107
2024	431
2025	956
2026	1,210

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	10
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1