Weather Records on 17 March 1930

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1930. Highest significance: Willcox, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 1930

On 17 March 1930, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 303 daily.
Willcox set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 17 March 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 17 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1930

Top 20 records on 17 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1930	Willcox, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1930	Oracle, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1930	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1930	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Quatsino, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Wayne, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Galway, IE	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1930	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	24 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

1825 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1930. 1930 had 306 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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	208
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1