Weather Records on 30 March 1950

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1950. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1950

On 30 March 1950, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 594 daily.
Bathurst Gaol set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 30 March 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 30 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palesthan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burrendong (Pine Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 30 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 30 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1950

Top 20 records on 30 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1950	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1950	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1950	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1950	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Oberon (Springbank), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Palesthan, AU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Tallebung (Vermont Hill), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Methven, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	53 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 616 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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Data for records on 1950-03-30: 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	502
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1