Weather Records on 13 March 1958

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1958. Highest significance: Gothenburg, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1958

On 13 March 1958, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 607 daily.
Gothenburg set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 13 March 1958.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 13 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 13 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 13 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 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 1958

Top 20 records on 13 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1958	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1958	Eureka 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Walnut 4S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Lamar 7N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Bristow, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Tahlequah, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Coolac (Hopewood), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	North End, ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Armori, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Cairo 3N, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1958	Poplar Bluff, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	40 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1958. 1958 had 622 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 100	498
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1