Weather Records on 30 March 1970

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1970. Highest significance: Ringwood, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1970

On 30 March 1970, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Ringwood set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 30 March 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 30 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ringwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ringwood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Creek Pass 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 236, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 245, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 166, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 30 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	236
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	245
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	166
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 30 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1970

Top 20 records on 30 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1970	Ringwood, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1970	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1970	Ringwood, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1970	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1970	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Phillipsburg, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Hyndman, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Paterson, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Buffalo Mills, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Paupack 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Morgantown L&D, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Hollisterville, US	daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Belvidere, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1970	Waverly, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	51 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 1,040 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 1970-03-30: 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 100	800
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1