Weather Records on 13 March 1962

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1962. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1962

On 13 March 1962, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 587 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 13 March 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 13 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 13 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 13 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1962

Top 20 records on 13 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1962	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Gandai, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Oswego, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Norwich, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Katangi, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	New Berlin, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Alma, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Rochester, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Nicolet, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Sherburne, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1962	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1962	Corona, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1962. 1962 had 617 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	473
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1