Weather Records on 30 March 1947

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1947. Highest significance: Portland, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1947

On 30 March 1947, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 961 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 30 March 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 30 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakhurst 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terang (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 869, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 30 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	869
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 30 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

942 broken records

Margins by which the 942 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1947

Top 20 records on 30 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1947	Portland, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Glenelg, AU	all-time rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Tin Tin, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Etawah, IN	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1947	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Nathalia (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Yielima Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Hermidale (Gilgai), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Oakhurst 2, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Pomingalarna, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Konni, IN	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Weribone, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1947	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	54 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 1,000 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 1947-03-30: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	542
10 to 20	216
20 to 30	97
30 to 40	46
40 to 50	16
50 to 60	15
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	5