Weather Records on 30 March 1961

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1961. Highest significance: Deer Park, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1961

On 30 March 1961, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 391 daily.
Deer Park set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 30 March 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 30 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urania	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gavilan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pangree	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 30 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 30 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1961

Top 20 records on 30 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1961	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Aguas Belas, BR	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Stewart, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Urania, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Bilgi, IN	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Tohatchi 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Brocken, DE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Nandura, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Darbys Falls (Riverslea), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Gokak, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Malvern, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1961	Gavilan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 404 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	333
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1