Weather Records on 30 March 1933

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1933. Highest significance: Park Rapids Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1933

On 30 March 1933, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 372 daily.
Park Rapids Muni AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 30 March 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 30 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lacona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 30 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1933

Top 20 records on 30 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1933	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Stanton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	West Bend, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Dubuque River, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Waterloo, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1933	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1933	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 382 records.

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

Records on 03-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1808	1
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	4
1869	1
1872	6
1874	1
1881	4
1882	3
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1890	4
1892	4
1894	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	5
1901	6
1902	9
1903	8
1904	14
1905	35
1906	9
1907	28
1908	12
1909	18
1910	68
1911	45
1912	25
1913	31
1914	20
1915	78
1916	19
1917	248
1918	29
1919	42
1920	20
1921	32
1922	89
1923	229
1924	215
1925	90
1926	273
1927	80
1928	209
1929	99
1930	215
1931	254
1932	198
1933	382
1934	236
1935	187
1936	881
1937	262
1938	690
1939	305
1940	466
1941	438
1942	257
1943	928
1944	823
1945	676
1946	536
1947	1,000
1948	363
1949	795
1950	616
1951	569
1952	265
1953	432
1954	743
1955	437
1956	500
1957	330
1958	288
1959	398
1960	431
1961	404
1962	578
1963	1,010
1964	1,420
1965	376
1966	759
1967	1,261
1968	736
1969	1,372
1970	1,040
1971	490
1972	384
1973	1,089
1974	895
1975	1,255
1976	619
1977	1,627
1978	1,017
1979	753
1980	762
1981	898
1982	764
1983	624
1984	756
1985	1,331
1986	1,533
1987	1,850
1988	635
1989	1,063
1990	897
1991	821
1992	611
1993	712
1994	767
1995	920
1996	781
1997	911
1998	2,464
1999	708
2000	631
2001	840
2002	878
2003	1,472
2004	1,298
2005	683
2006	689
2007	1,265
2008	1,100
2009	750
2010	933
2011	670
2012	743
2013	691
2014	776
2015	1,194
2016	596
2017	1,267
2018	433
2019	662
2020	464
2021	1,013
2022	576
2023	1,107
2024	431
2025	956
2026	1,210

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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	296
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1