Weather Records on 13 March 1952

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1952

On 13 March 1952, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 306 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 13 March 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 13 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	210.8 cm (83.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	167.6 cm (66.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 13 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 13 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1952

Top 20 records on 13 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1952	Grand Canyon HQ, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1952	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1952	Clark, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1952	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1952	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Tahoe City, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Causapscal, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Wickenburg, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Orangeburg 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Lake Spaulding, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Fitzgerald, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Aneroid, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1952	Dudleys, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	28 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1952. 1952 had 313 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 200	233
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1