Weather Records on 30 March 1977

1,627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1977. Highest significance: Dickinson Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1977

On 30 March 1977, 1,627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 523 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 1,489 daily.
Dickinson Exp STN set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 30 March 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,627 stations

1,627 station records on 30 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,627 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 363, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 290, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 30 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	363
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	290
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 30 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 134, daily 1,489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,373 broken records

Margins by which the 1,373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1977

Top 20 records on 30 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1977	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Spearfish, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Pesaro, IT	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Bokfontein, Franklin, ZA	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Talladega, US	daily rain	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Embry, US	all-time rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Toccoa, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Lame Deer, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Lead, US	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1977	Lead, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Colony, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Manderson 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Norcross, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Max, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1977	Pettibone, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	47 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 1,627 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 100	1,347
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1