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Weather Records on 30 March 1921

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1921. Highest significance: Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 March 1921

  • On 30 March 1921, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Leeu Gamka (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 30 March 1921.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 30 March 1921 32 station records on 30 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 30 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leeu Gamka (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlfredSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature5.4 C (41.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArumpoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PoplitahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PlymouthUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 30 March 1921 by type Records set or tied on 30 March 1921 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 13Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 March 1921 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 30 March 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum13
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 March 1921 by timescale Records on 30 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31.
Records on 30 March 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 March 1921 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2410 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 March 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 1024
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1921
Top 20 records on 30 March 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 March 1921Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZAdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)23.7 mm (0.9 in)8 years37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1921St John's, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Halmstad, SEdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Port Alfred, ZAdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)3 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Halifax, CAdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Yarmouth, CAdaily low max-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Sandvig, DKdaily high min5.4 C (41.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Irkutsk, RUmonthly rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Jonkoping, SEdaily high min4.5 C (40.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Gavle, SEdaily high min2.0 C (35.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high min3.2 C (37.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Arumpo, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Poplitah, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Vastervik, SEdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Orebro, SEdaily high min3.6 C (38.5 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Cairns Post Office, AUdaily low max25.5 C (77.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Box Creek Tank, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Lady Grey (Pol), ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1921Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily high min3.0 C (37.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years9 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 1921
Records on 03-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 32 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: 1,0401971: 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: 4332019: 6622020: 4642021: 1,0132022: 5762023: 1,1072024: 4312025: 9562026: 1,2101796186518981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 32 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
19701,040
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
2018433
2019662
2020464
20211,013
2022576
20231,107
2024431
2025956
20261,210

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).