Weather Records on 13 March 1963

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1963. Highest significance: Greenough, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1963

On 13 March 1963, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 513 daily.
Greenough set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 13 March 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 13 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillriver Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 13 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 13 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1963

Top 20 records on 13 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1963	Greenough, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Anderson, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Canton, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Walhalla, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Cornelia, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Sparta, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Hillriver Farm, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Union, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Cheraw, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1963	Sumter, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	41 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1963. 1963 had 519 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	1,252
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	403
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2