Weather Records on 30 March 1924

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1924. Highest significance: Grundy Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1924

On 30 March 1924, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 215 daily.
Grundy Ctr set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 30 March 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 30 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 30 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 30 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

180 broken records

Margins by which the 180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1924

Top 20 records on 30 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1924	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1924	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1924	Lynd #2, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1924	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1924	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1924	Rutherglen, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Port Washington, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Kennebec, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Howard, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Quesnel, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	47 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Skara 1, SE	daily low min	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1924	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 215 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 50	172
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2