Weather Records on 30 March 1957

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1957. Highest significance: Agra, IN.

Key Facts for 30 March 1957

On 30 March 1957, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 325 daily.
Agra set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 30 March 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 30 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Begumganj	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 17.

Records on 30 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1957

Top 20 records on 30 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1957	Agra, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Murtajapur, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Sitamau, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Sebeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Parau, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1957	Acude General Sampaio, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Bull Harbour, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Katol, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1957	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	28 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 330 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 10	225
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1