Weather Records on 30 March 1966

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1966. Highest significance: Darganata, UZ.

Key Facts for 30 March 1966

On 30 March 1966, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
603 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 648 daily.
Darganata set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 30 March 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 30 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 30 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 30 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 110, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1966

Top 20 records on 30 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1966	Darganata, UZ	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Fort Chipewyan, CA	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Kamloops, CA	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Carson City, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Susanville 2SW, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Augusta, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Ely AP, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1966	Waseca, CA	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Challis, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Duchesne, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Browning, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1966	Stensele, SE	monthly snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	49 years	31 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 759 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 1966-03-30: 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	583
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2