Weather Records on 30 March 1972

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1972. Highest significance: Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1972

On 30 March 1972, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 376 daily.
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 30 March 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 30 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steuben	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 30 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 30 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 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 1972

Top 20 records on 30 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1972	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Tatum, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Osceola, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Rendsburg, DE	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Munising, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Ft Atkinson Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1972	Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga), BR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1972	Brillion, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1972	Antioch, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1972	Hobbs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1972	Reivilo, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 384 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 25	237
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1