Weather Records on 30 March 1997

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1997. Highest significance: Nokaning, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1997

On 30 March 1997, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 850 daily.
Nokaning set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 30 March 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 30 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Terrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	287.3 mm (11.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kwinana Bp Refinery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gosnells City	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tivjaku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Biddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Los Hules	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 558, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 30 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	558
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 30 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 58, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1997

Top 20 records on 30 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1997	Nokaning, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Bulken, NO	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Northam, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Verma, NO	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	West Swan, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Bannister, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Redlands, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Villa Juarez, MX	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Terrerillos, MX	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Norddal, NO	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn), MX	monthly rain	287.3 mm (11.3 in)	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Canaan Farm, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Moree, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Ballesmi, MX	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1997	Quella Park, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1997	Jalna, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 911 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-03-30: 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	769
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1