Weather Records on 13 March 1942

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1942. Highest significance: Awini 182.1, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1942

On 13 March 1942, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 275 daily.
Awini 182.1 set a daily record precipitation of 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 13 March 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 13 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	313.9 mm (12.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1942

Top 20 records on 13 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1942	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	313.9 mm (12.4 in)	249.6 mm (9.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1942	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1942	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1942	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1942	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1942	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	32 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1942. 1942 had 282 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	238
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2