Weather Records on 13 March 1948

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1948. Highest significance: Wonderboom, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 March 1948

On 13 March 1948, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 477 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 701 daily.
Wonderboom set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 13 March 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 13 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 401, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 13 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	401
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 13 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1948

Top 20 records on 13 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1948	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Yarima, ZA	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Horton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Maryville 2E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Galway, IE	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Arcadia, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Oxford, GB	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1948	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	35 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1948. 1948 had 707 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	540
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2