Weather Records on 13 March 1946

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1946. Highest significance: Brenham, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1946

On 13 March 1946, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
600 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 773 daily.
Brenham set a monthly record daily precipitation of 184.9 mm (7.3 in) on 13 March 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 13 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 324, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	324
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1946

Top 20 records on 13 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1946	Brenham, US	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1946	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Anderson, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Hewitt, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Marble Falls, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Talga Talga, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Goderich, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1946	Goderich, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	monthly rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	Wells, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	Crockett, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1946	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	20 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1946. 1946 had 781 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 200	620
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1