Weather Records on 30 March 1958

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1958. Highest significance: Burketown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1958

On 30 March 1958, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 281 daily.
Burketown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 30 March 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 30 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mamit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 30 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 30 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1958

Top 20 records on 30 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1958	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1958	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Pauri, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Kotaghat, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Paravur, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1958	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Bayard, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Mamit Lake, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Marnitz, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1958	Caguas, PR	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	31 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 288 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 50	226
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3