Weather Records on 30 March 1980

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1980. Highest significance: Benkelman 1N, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1980

On 30 March 1980, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 722 daily.
Benkelman 1N set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 30 March 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 30 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.4 cm (28.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman 12 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Velikiy Berezny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 30 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 30 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 35, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 511.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1980

Top 20 records on 30 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1980	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Manhattan, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Bangalore, IN	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Palisade, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Grass Range, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	South Pass City, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	71.4 cm (28.1 in)	51.1 cm (20.1 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Mc Farland, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1980	Abilene, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1980	Emmett, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1980	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1980	Uzhhorod, UA	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1980	Imperial, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1980	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1980	Holton, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	55 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 762 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	607
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2