Weather Records on 13 March 1940

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1940. Highest significance: Port Arthur, CA.

Key Facts for 13 March 1940

On 13 March 1940, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 575 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 13 March 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 13 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 13 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 13 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1940

Top 20 records on 13 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1940	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1940	Bah, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1940	Merrill, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Ghazipur, IN	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Ranchi, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Saidpur Bhitari, IN	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	New London, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Darauli, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Khunti, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Muhammadabad, IN	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1940	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1940. 1940 had 597 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 50	498
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1