Weather Records on 30 March 1942

257 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1942. Highest significance: Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1942

On 30 March 1942, 257 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 250 daily.
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 30 March 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

257 stations

257 station records on 30 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

257 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 30 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 30 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1942

Top 20 records on 30 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1942	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1942	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Lock Haven, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Gettysburg, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Lock Haven, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Osijek, HR	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Moores Hill, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Olney 2S, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1942	Mauzy, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 257 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 March 1942
Margin	Records
0 to 100	182
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2