Weather Records on 12 March 1930

210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1930. Highest significance: Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1930

On 12 March 1930, 210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 209 daily.
Taree (Radio Station 2Re) set a daily record precipitation of 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 12 March 1930.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

210 stations

210 station records on 12 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla Sharon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

210 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 209.

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 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1930

Top 20 records on 12 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1930	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1930	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1930	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1930	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Tatura Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Wanalta, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Boort, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Kyabram Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Leitchville Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Woodstock West, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Goornong, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Murchison, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Bendigo Channel, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Surgut, RU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1930	Paika, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	49 years	20 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

1810 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1930. 1930 had 210 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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	175
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1