Weather Records on 13 March 1945

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1945. Highest significance: Archer Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1945

On 13 March 1945, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 314 daily.
Archer Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 368.6 mm (14.5 in) on 13 March 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 13 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	368.6 mm (14.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	426.2 mm (16.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	408.9 mm (16.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	384.6 mm (15.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 13 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 322.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1945

Top 20 records on 13 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1945	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	368.6 mm (14.5 in)	322.9 mm (12.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Ayton, AU	all-time rain	426.2 mm (16.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Uvalde, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	all-time rain	408.9 mm (16.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Austwell, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1945	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	384.6 mm (15.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Emerson, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Skegness, GB	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Kindersley, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18.8 C (33.8 F)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1945	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	22 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1945. 1945 had 317 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	244
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1