Weather Records on 30 March 1983

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1983. Highest significance: Fremont 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1983

On 30 March 1983, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 598 daily.
Fremont 5 NW set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 30 March 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 30 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hilts Slash Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sohem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 30 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 30 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1983

Top 20 records on 30 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1983	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Williams 1 NW, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Moxoto, BR	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Carson City, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Bochil, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Wellpinit, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Melita, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Hilts Slash Disposal, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Drain, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Syktyvkar, RU	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Uman, UA	daily high max	21.6 C (70.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1983	Merced, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	35 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 624 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	500
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1