Weather Records on 30 March 1969

1,372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1969. Highest significance: Henichesk, UA.

Key Facts for 30 March 1969

On 30 March 1969, 1,372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 982 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,359 daily.
Henichesk set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 30 March 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,372 stations

1,372 station records on 30 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zaporoz'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benarkin Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,372 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 545, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 437, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 30 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	545
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	437
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 30 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 1,359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,164 broken records

Margins by which the 1,164 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1969

Top 20 records on 30 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1969	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Maroota ( Roberts Road), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Haden Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Zaporoz'e, UA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Weston College, Mooi, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Luverne, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Marquette, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Primghar, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Luverne, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	West Bend, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1969	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1969	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1969	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 1,372 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	1,140
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2