Weather Records on 13 March 1951

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1951. Highest significance: Murray Island, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1951

On 13 March 1951, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 574 daily.
Murray Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 233.7 mm (9.2 in) on 13 March 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 13 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimuki 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 13 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 13 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1951

Top 20 records on 13 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1951	Murray Island, AU	monthly rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1951	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Kaimuki 715, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Black Point 717, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Buxton, GB	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Elgin Water, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Sycamore, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Moores Hill, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1951	Oak Ridges, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	41 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1951. 1951 had 594 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 100	461
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1