Weather Records on 30 March 1964

1,420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1964. Highest significance: Ladybrand (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 March 1964

On 30 March 1964, 1,420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 949 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,404 daily.
Ladybrand (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 30 March 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,420 stations

1,420 station records on 30 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	412.8 mm (16.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalbalgo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,420 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 299, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 650, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 30 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	299
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	650
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 30 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 1,404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,236 broken records

Margins by which the 1,236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1964

Top 20 records on 30 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1964	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1964	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1964	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1964	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Mardathuna, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Warroora, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Onslow, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Uaroo, AU	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Moogooree, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Glenville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Yardie Creek, AU	all-time rain	412.8 mm (16.3 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Keble, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Piqua, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1964	Glenville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	45 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 1,420 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 1964-03-30: 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 50	1,175
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1