Weather Records on 5 March 1930

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1930. Highest significance: Rocklands, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1930

On 5 March 1930, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 115 daily.
Rocklands set an all-time record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 5 March 1930.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 5 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1930

Top 20 records on 5 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1930	Rocklands, ZA	all-time rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1930	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1930	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1930	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1930	Waverley, ZA	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1930	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1930	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1930	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1930	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Nevada City, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1930	San Jacinto, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	22 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

1794 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 118 records.

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

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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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 20	85
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1