Weather Records on 3 March 1930

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1930. Highest significance: Anthony Lagoon, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1930

On 3 March 1930, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 200 daily.
Anthony Lagoon set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 3 March 1930.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 3 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 3 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

141 broken records

Margins by which the 141 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1930

Top 20 records on 3 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1930	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1930	Brunette Downs, AU	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1930	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Sveg, SE	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Haskinville, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Grassmere 1, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Gavle, SE	daily high max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Ashland, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Erambie, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Umea, SE	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1930	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	16 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

1804 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1930. 1930 had 203 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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	135
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1