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Weather Records on 13 March 1909

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1909. Highest significance: Warren (Haddon Rig), AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1909

  • On 13 March 1909, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Warren (Haddon Rig) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 March 1909.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 13 March 1909 11 station records on 13 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 13 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 March 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 13 March 1909 by type Records set or tied on 13 March 1909 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 March 1909 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 13 March 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 13 March 1909 by timescale Records on 13 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 13 March 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 March 1909 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.9. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 March 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1909
Top 11 records on 13 March 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 March 1909Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)38.9 mm (1.5 in)2 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1909Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)14 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Athens, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Riversdale, ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)44 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Philadelphia City, USdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1909Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth (Tie)1.0 cm (0.4 in)tie2 years0 of 100 (Routine)

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

1810 to 1909
Records on 03-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1909. 1909 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0001810: 21828: 11842: 11845: 31847: 11854: 31856: 11857: 11859: 21862: 11867: 21868: 11871: 21873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11879: 11882: 11884: 11885: 51886: 21887: 11888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 21892: 81893: 41894: 131895: 11896: 11897: 21898: 11899: 11901: 41902: 131903: 161904: 91905: 51906: 141907: 211908: 61909: 111910: 551911: 371912: 181913: 971914: 1451915: 261916: 411917: 451918: 1411919: 191920: 521921: 571922: 531923: 901924: 1391925: 1921926: 3371927: 4381928: 1011929: 3441930: 1901931: 3261932: 5791933: 4811934: 2981935: 1781936: 1601937: 3281938: 2821939: 5071940: 5971941: 2491942: 2821943: 3001944: 4441945: 3171946: 7811947: 7061948: 7071949: 2161950: 8221951: 5941952: 3131953: 3481954: 5281955: 3591956: 6271957: 5191958: 6221959: 3271960: 9081961: 5651962: 6171963: 5191964: 3211965: 2661966: 4431967: 1,0411968: 7821969: 7441970: 3841971: 5311972: 1,1821973: 8371974: 5901975: 7821976: 3211977: 1,0851978: 5571979: 4971980: 8781981: 8301982: 7331983: 1,0361984: 1,1131985: 5461986: 6301987: 7901988: 8701989: 1,5891990: 2,7981991: 7971992: 1,2121993: 2,7581994: 9101995: 1,4461996: 8581997: 1,2001998: 1,5451999: 1,1422000: 4182001: 1,1102002: 9392003: 1,2022004: 6372005: 9042006: 2,2902007: 1,7002008: 6222009: 9852010: 6502011: 4942012: 1,1942013: 9922014: 8682015: 8222016: 9552017: 8592018: 6152019: 1,2532020: 8122021: 7452022: 9812023: 1,1192024: 4922025: 8502026: 1,1621810187918991917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1909. 1909 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-13 in each year
YearRecords
18102
18281
18421
18453
18471
18543
18561
18571
18592
18621
18672
18681
18712
18731
18742
18761
18781
18791
18821
18841
18855
18862
18871
18885
18892
18901
18912
18928
18934
189413
18951
18961
18972
18981
18991
19014
190213
190316
19049
19055
190614
190721
19086
190911
191055
191137
191218
191397
1914145
191526
191641
191745
1918141
191919
192052
192157
192253
192390
1924139
1925192
1926337
1927438
1928101
1929344
1930190
1931326
1932579
1933481
1934298
1935178
1936160
1937328
1938282
1939507
1940597
1941249
1942282
1943300
1944444
1945317
1946781
1947706
1948707
1949216
1950822
1951594
1952313
1953348
1954528
1955359
1956627
1957519
1958622
1959327
1960908
1961565
1962617
1963519
1964321
1965266
1966443
19671,041
1968782
1969744
1970384
1971531
19721,182
1973837
1974590
1975782
1976321
19771,085
1978557
1979497
1980878
1981830
1982733
19831,036
19841,113
1985546
1986630
1987790
1988870
19891,589
19902,798
1991797
19921,212
19932,758
1994910
19951,446
1996858
19971,200
19981,545
19991,142
2000418
20011,110
2002939
20031,202
2004637
2005904
20062,290
20071,700
2008622
2009985
2010650
2011494
20121,194
2013992
2014868
2015822
2016955
2017859
2018615
20191,253
2020812
2021745
2022981
20231,119
2024492
2025850
20261,162

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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