Weather Records on 30 March 1948

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1948. Highest significance: Palayankottai, IN.

Key Facts for 30 March 1948

On 30 March 1948, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 350 daily.
Palayankottai set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 30 March 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 30 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 30 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 30 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1948

Top 20 records on 30 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1948	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Mundaring Weir, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Kapoho 93, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Longreach Post Office, AU	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1948	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Karesuando, SE	monthly high min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1948	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	30 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 363 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 100	315
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1