Weather Records on 13 March 1974

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1974. Highest significance: Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1974

On 13 March 1974, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 566 daily.
Drake (Village Resource Centre set a daily record precipitation of 98.4 mm (3.9 in) on 13 March 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 13 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	294.0 mm (11.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.8 mm (12.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Towallum (Maxwelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1974

Top 20 records on 13 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1974	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Piracicaba, BR	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	monthly rain	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Campsie, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Honokohua 493, US	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Campsie, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1974	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	294.0 mm (11.6 in)	253.9 mm (10.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1974	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1974	Calmar, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1974	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	43 years	58 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1974. 1974 had 590 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	462
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1