Weather Records on 13 March 1953

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1953. Highest significance: Brushgrove Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1953

On 13 March 1953, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 337 daily.
Brushgrove Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 13 March 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 13 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walden 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rifton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1953

Top 20 records on 13 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1953	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Norwalk, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Paterson, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Cream Hill, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Woodcliff Lake, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	New Milford, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Mill Holme, ZA	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Tromso, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Worcester, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Scarsdale, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Amherst, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1953	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	38 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1953. 1953 had 348 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 20	244
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1