Weather Records on 30 March 1949

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1949. Highest significance: Eldorado, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1949

On 30 March 1949, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 759 daily.
Eldorado set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 30 March 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 30 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	352.8 mm (13.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	450.9 mm (17.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	331.5 mm (13.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 579, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 30 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	579
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 30 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 29, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

716 broken records

Margins by which the 716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1949

Top 20 records on 30 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1949	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1949	Culbertson, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Dromana, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Miller, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	352.8 mm (13.9 in)	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Warburton, AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Shoreham, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Madrid, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Newport, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Fairfax, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Yarra River (Yarra Glen), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1949	Armour, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 795 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-03-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	656
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1