Weather Records on 13 March 1954

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1954. Highest significance: Chidambaram, IN.

Key Facts for 13 March 1954

On 13 March 1954, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 505 daily.
Chidambaram set a monthly record daily precipitation of 202.4 mm (8.0 in) on 13 March 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 13 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1954

Top 20 records on 13 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1954	Chidambaram, IN	monthly rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1954	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Bulwater, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Marungapuri, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Ayikudi, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Long Lake Dam, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Deer Park Sf, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Kodavasal, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Higgins Lake, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1954	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	37 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1954. 1954 had 528 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	381
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1