Weather Records on 30 March 2008

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 2008. Highest significance: Denham, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 2008

On 30 March 2008, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 397 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,029 daily.
Denham set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 30 March 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 30 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pannawonica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 30 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 30 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 66, daily 1,029.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

863 broken records

Margins by which the 863 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 2008

Top 20 records on 30 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 2008	Denham, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2008	Lacrosse, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2008	Cedar Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2008	Pendleton, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 2008	Nordstrand, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Kooline, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Long Creek, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Charlotte 5 NNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Kanchanaburi, TH	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Jourdanton, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Kellogg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Clark, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Medicine Bow, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Yalleen, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Pannawonica, AU	daily rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	Naha, JP	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2008	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	47 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 1,100 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 100	840
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1