Weather Records on 13 March 1937

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1937. Highest significance: Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1937

On 13 March 1937, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 297 daily.
Cloncurry McIllwraith St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 13 March 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 13 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 13 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 13 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1937

Top 20 records on 13 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1937	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1937	Kynuna, AU	monthly rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1937	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	monthly rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1937	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Washington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Granada Station, AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Scottsburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Bimerah, AU	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Hillsboro, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Uanda, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Manuka, AU	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1937	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	40 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1937. 1937 had 328 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 50	221
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1