Weather Records on 30 March 1959

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1959. Highest significance: Rudall, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1959

On 30 March 1959, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 394 daily.
Rudall set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 30 March 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 30 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1959

Top 20 records on 30 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1959	Rudall, AU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Kundahit, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Miltalie (Hillview), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Kadina, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Warramboo, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Bute (Ninnes), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Jalalabad, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Pondooma Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Itahar, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Milan, IT	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Lowman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1959	Port Neill, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	47 years	35 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 398 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	338
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1