Weather Records on 7 March 1930

161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1930. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1930

On 7 March 1930, 161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 159 daily.
Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 7 March 1930.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

161 stations

161 station records on 7 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

161 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 7 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1930

Top 20 records on 7 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1930	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1930	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1930	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1930	Rocky Mt, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1930	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1930	Gadsden, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1930	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Toccoa, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Woodstock, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Rome, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	St Augustine, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Canton, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1930	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	25 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1930. 1930 had 161 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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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	90
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1