Weather Records on 13 March 1933

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1933. Highest significance: Vanur, IN.

Key Facts for 13 March 1933

On 13 March 1933, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 468 daily.
Vanur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 13 March 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 13 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1933

Top 20 records on 13 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1933	Vanur, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Cuddalore, IN	monthly rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Panruti, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Madurantakam, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Villupuram, IN	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Satyavedu, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1933	Puttur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 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

1810 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1933. 1933 had 481 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	382
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1