Weather Records on 13 March 1959

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1959. Highest significance: De Ruyter 4 N, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1959

On 13 March 1959, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 322 daily.
De Ruyter 4 N set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 13 March 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 13 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 13 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 13 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 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 1959

Top 20 records on 13 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1959	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Manchester, US	daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Mount Isa Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22.2 C (40.0 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16.7 C (30.1 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Canajoharie, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Powell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Gloversville, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1959	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	39 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1959. 1959 had 327 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	185
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2