Weather Records on 30 March 1962

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1962. Highest significance: Metten, DE.

Key Facts for 30 March 1962

On 30 March 1962, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 543 daily.
Metten set a daily record precipitation of 37.2 mm (1.5 in) on 30 March 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 30 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Merimerriwa Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aroostook	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	177.0 cm (69.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 30 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 30 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1962

Top 20 records on 30 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1962	Metten, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1962	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Boonara, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Trier-Zewen, DE	monthly rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Beerfelden, DE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Flamengo, BR	all-time rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Judbury, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Haswell, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	Beaver, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1962	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 578 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	481
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1