Weather Records on 30 March 1991

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1991. Highest significance: Henderson 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 30 March 1991

On 30 March 1991, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 801 daily.
Henderson 2 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 30 March 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 30 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torsvag Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ransaren_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deelamon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 30 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 30 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1991

Top 20 records on 30 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1991	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1991	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1991	Kumejima, JP	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1991	Plymouth 5 E, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Union City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Mt Sterling, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Covington 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Newbern, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Cheraw, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Bishopville 1.4 ENE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Cuyamaca, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Dillon, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Ouray, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Melrose, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1991	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 821 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 1991-03-30: 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	666
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1