Weather Records on 30 March 2002

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 2002. Highest significance: Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 2002

On 30 March 2002, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
479 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 796 daily.
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po) set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 30 March 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 30 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Volciha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glendon Brook (Lilyvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulga (Down Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulga (South Wambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurri Kurri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown (Hunter Water Boar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Myrtledale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Buttabone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulnura North (Wilcher)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milbrodale (Hillsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 30 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 30 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 80, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 2002

Top 20 records on 30 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 2002	Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2002	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2002	Cavern City AP, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2002	Volciha, RU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2002	Andrews, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2002	Tedzhen, TM	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2002	Bijsk Zonalnaja, RU	monthly rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Rison, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Snyder, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	129 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Tatum, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Colorado City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Kuzedeevo, RU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Glendon Brook (Lilyvale), AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Colo Heights (Mountain Pines), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2002	Yarramalong (Lewensbrook), AU	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 years	51 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 878 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	579
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1