Weather Records on 30 March 1989

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1989. Highest significance: Carrathool (Uardry), AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1989

On 30 March 1989, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
602 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 165 monthly and 894 daily.
Carrathool (Uardry) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.0 mm (3.9 in) on 30 March 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 30 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uchadzhy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrolltown 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Hickory River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 290, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 30 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	290
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 30 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 165, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

892 broken records

Margins by which the 892 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 710.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1989

Top 20 records on 30 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1989	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1989	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1989	Daroca, ES	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1989	Williams 3 SW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Redbird, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Utica Oneida Co AP, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Marcus Hook, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Kaycee, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Molina de Aragon, ES	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Boontjieskraal, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Greenfield, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Zmeinogorsk, RU	monthly high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Wellington, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 1,063 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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Data for records on 1989-03-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	882
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1