Weather Records on 30 March 1963

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1963. Highest significance: Gordon Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1963

On 30 March 1963, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
530 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 970 daily.
Gordon Downs set a daily record precipitation of 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 30 March 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 30 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 30 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 30 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1963

Top 20 records on 30 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1963	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1963	Wyandra Railway St, AU	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1963	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1963	Westland, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Spring Creek, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Mount Alfred, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Glenlyon Station, AU	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Emmet Downs, AU	all-time rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Noonbah, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Kynnersley, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1963	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	46 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 1,010 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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Data for records on 1963-03-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	755
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1