Weather Records on 30 March 1936

881 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1936. Highest significance: Multai, IN.

Key Facts for 30 March 1936

On 30 March 1936, 881 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 860 daily.
Multai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 30 March 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

881 stations

881 station records on 30 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

881 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 30 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 30 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1936

Top 20 records on 30 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1936	Multai, IN	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Satna, IN	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Sabalgarh, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Pachmarhi, IN	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Le Grand, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Hosdurg, IN	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Dayanathpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1936	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1936	Armagh, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1936	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	34 years	34 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 881 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	736
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1