Weather Records on 21 March 1913

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1913. Highest significance: Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 1913

On 21 March 1913, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 90 daily.
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 21 March 1913.
Across 156 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 21 March 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 21 March 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 March 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1913

Top 20 records on 21 March 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1913	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1913	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1913	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Charlottetown, CA	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Concord, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Halifax, CA	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Sydney, CA	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Quebec, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Halifax, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1913	Truro, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	29 years	19 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

1797 to 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1913. 1913 had 97 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	808
2019	648
2020	442
2021	486
2022	612
2023	812
2024	432
2025	845

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	66
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2