Weather Records on 30 March 1981

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1981. Highest significance: Choteau, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1981

On 30 March 1981, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 820 daily.
Choteau set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 30 March 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 30 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caxambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mozdok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Panet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 422, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 30 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	422
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 30 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 77, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1981

Top 20 records on 30 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1981	Choteau, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1981	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1981	Brady Aznoe, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1981	Bigfork 13 S, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Creston, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Koondrook State Forest, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Union City, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Cut Bank AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Loma, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Chester, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Ft Benton, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Joplin, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Elmore, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Caxambu, BR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Conceicao Do Rio Verde, BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Salina, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1981	Livingston, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	44 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 898 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	763
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1