Weather Records on 13 March 1978

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1978. Highest significance: Bowman, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1978

On 13 March 1978, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 545 daily.
Bowman set a daily record snow depth of 114.3 cm (45.0 in) on 13 March 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 13 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hissmofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sikaskalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lome	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witdraai (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 134.

Records on 13 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	134

Records on 13 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1978

Top 20 records on 13 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Hissmofors, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Tipp City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Coldwater St School, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Angola, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Ashley, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1978	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	8 years	39 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1978. 1978 had 557 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 200	455
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1