Weather Records on 30 March 1956

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 March 1956. Highest significance: Monkira, AU.

Key Facts for 30 March 1956

On 30 March 1956, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 491 daily.
Monkira set an all-time record daily precipitation of 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 30 March 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 30 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Annalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 30 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 30 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 30 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 March 1956

Top 20 records on 30 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 March 1956	Monkira, AU	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1956	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1956	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1956	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 March 1956	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Burenda, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Tallyabra, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1956	Moorna, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	48 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 500 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 1956-03-30: 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	416
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1