Weather Records on 13 March 1981

830 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1981. Highest significance: Sao Tome, BR.

Key Facts for 13 March 1981

On 13 March 1981, 830 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 815 daily.
Sao Tome set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.2 mm (7.6 in) on 13 March 1981.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

830 stations

830 station records on 13 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Tome	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas (Caraibeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheenboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaransk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

830 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 257.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1981

Top 20 records on 13 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1981	Sao Tome, BR	all-time rain	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1981	Dyer 5S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Airi (Rochedo), BR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Caraubas (Caraibeiras), BR	all-time rain	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Sao Caetano, BR	all-time rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga), BR	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Mt Hamilton, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Umari, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Gagnoa, CI	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Vajda-Guba, RU	monthly low min	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily low max	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Miyazaki, JP	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Pocinhos (Joffily), BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Kirov, RU	daily low max	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Hatteras, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Salgado, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1981	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1981. 1981 had 830 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 50	702
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1