Weather Records on 13 March 1977

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1977. Highest significance: Luchow, DE.

Key Facts for 13 March 1977

On 13 March 1977, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
549 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Luchow set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 13 March 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 13 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luneburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Raleigh	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.2 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 418, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 428, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	418
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	428
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 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 1977

Top 20 records on 13 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1977	Luchow, DE	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1977	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Gardelegen, DE	monthly rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Ontonagon, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Kemptville, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Thomas, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Chelsea, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Franklin, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Mullen 3S, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Harrisburg Capital City AP, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Mooga Hills, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Dorset 2 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Luneburg, DE	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Watersmeet, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1977	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1977. 1977 had 1,085 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	883
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1