Weather Records on 30 March 1987

1,850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1987. Highest significance: Hickman, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1987

On 30 March 1987, 1,850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 1,148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,813 daily.
Hickman set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 30 March 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,850 stations

1,850 station records on 30 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,850 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 475, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 673, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 166.

Records on 30 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	475
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	673
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	166

Records on 30 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 1,813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,596 broken records

Margins by which the 1,596 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1987

Top 20 records on 30 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1987	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1987	Aurora, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1987	Hoxie, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1987	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1987	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Paoli, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Dayton Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Beaver Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Saint Peter 4ENE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Cleveland, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1987	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	38 years	50 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,850 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 50	1,425
50 to 100	82
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	30
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	12
300 to 350	8
350 to 400	2