Weather Records on 13 March 1936

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1936. Highest significance: Huntsville, CA.

Key Facts for 13 March 1936

On 13 March 1936, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 159 daily.
Huntsville set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 13 March 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 13 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Providence Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	285.0 cm (112.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

145 broken records

Margins by which the 145 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1936

Top 20 records on 13 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1936	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1936	Walkerston, AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Flat Top Island, AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Mirani Post Office, AU	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	146.9 mm (5.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Manuka, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Auburn, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1936	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1936	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1936	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1936	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1936	Brome, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1936	Fredericton Unb, CA	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1936	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1936. 1936 had 160 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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Data for records on 1936-03-13: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	140
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	2