Weather Records on 30 March 1955

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1955. Highest significance: Demagiri, IN.

Key Facts for 30 March 1955

On 30 March 1955, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 427 daily.
Demagiri set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 30 March 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 30 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.7 C (-48.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 30 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 30 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1955

Top 20 records on 30 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1955	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Kampur, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Curaca, BR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Maya, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Hillsdown, CA	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Lakeside, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	West Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Wyalkatchem, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1955	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Olds, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Nordegg, CA	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Nordegg, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1955	Grace, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	29 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 437 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	357
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1