Weather Records on 13 March 1949

216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1949. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 13 March 1949

On 13 March 1949, 216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 215 daily.
Brome set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 13 March 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

216 stations

216 station records on 13 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bryn Euryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

216 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

196 broken records

Margins by which the 196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1949

Top 20 records on 13 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1949	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1949	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1949	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1949	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1949	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1949	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Groblersplaas, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Roldal, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Armagh, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Thompson Falls, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	23.2 C (73.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1949	Geraldine 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	27 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1949. 1949 had 216 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	171
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1