Weather Records on 13 March 1919

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1919. Highest significance: Barkly East, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 March 1919

On 13 March 1919, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
Barkly East set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 13 March 1919.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

19 stations

19 station records on 13 March 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 March 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 March 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records

Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1919

Top 19 records on 13 March 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1919	Barkly East, ZA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1919	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Varberg, SE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Astana, KZ	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Kiev, UA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Kiev, UA	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	13 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1919	State College, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	6 years	8 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1919. 1919 had 19 records.

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

Records on 03-13 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1828	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	3
1856	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	8
1893	4
1894	13
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1901	4
1902	13
1903	16
1904	9
1905	5
1906	14
1907	21
1908	6
1909	11
1910	55
1911	37
1912	18
1913	97
1914	145
1915	26
1916	41
1917	45
1918	141
1919	19
1920	52
1921	57
1922	53
1923	90
1924	139
1925	192
1926	337
1927	438
1928	101
1929	344
1930	190
1931	326
1932	579
1933	481
1934	298
1935	178
1936	160
1937	328
1938	282
1939	507
1940	597
1941	249
1942	282
1943	300
1944	444
1945	317
1946	781
1947	706
1948	707
1949	216
1950	822
1951	594
1952	313
1953	348
1954	528
1955	359
1956	627
1957	519
1958	622
1959	327
1960	908
1961	565
1962	617
1963	519
1964	321
1965	266
1966	443
1967	1,041
1968	782
1969	744
1970	384
1971	531
1972	1,182
1973	837
1974	590
1975	782
1976	321
1977	1,085
1978	557
1979	497
1980	878
1981	830
1982	733
1983	1,036
1984	1,113
1985	546
1986	630
1987	790
1988	870
1989	1,589
1990	2,798
1991	797
1992	1,212
1993	2,758
1994	910
1995	1,446
1996	858
1997	1,200
1998	1,545
1999	1,142
2000	418
2001	1,110
2002	939
2003	1,202
2004	637
2005	904
2006	2,290
2007	1,700
2008	622
2009	985
2010	650
2011	494
2012	1,194
2013	992
2014	868
2015	822
2016	955
2017	859
2018	615
2019	1,253
2020	812
2021	745
2022	981
2023	1,119
2024	492
2025	850
2026	1,162

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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 2026-10-17 (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 5	13
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1