Weather Records on 13 February 1971

1,003 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1971. Highest significance: Bloomfield, CA.

Key Facts for 13 February 1971

On 13 February 1971, 1,003 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 989 daily.
Bloomfield set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 13 February 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,003 stations

1,003 station records on 13 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Crescent (Serat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress Dam 48	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown Dam 49	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Jerome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Jerome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,003 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 13 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 13 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 989.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1971

Top 20 records on 13 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1971	Bloomfield, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Lake Crescent (Serat), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Salem, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Bloomfield, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Cypress Dam 48, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Gagetown 2, CA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Middletown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Morrisburg, CA	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Izana, ES	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Newburgh L&D, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	McAdam, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Le Roy, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Kemptville, CA	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Shawinigan, CA	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Uniontown Dam 49, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1971	Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, CA	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	4 years	44 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

1794 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 1,003 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	767
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1