Weather Records on 13 March 1996

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1996. Highest significance: Nullagine, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 1996

On 13 March 1996, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 839 daily.
Nullagine set a daily record precipitation of 121.0 mm (4.8 in) on 13 March 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 13 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Puerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escuintla (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 839.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1996

Top 20 records on 13 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1996	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1996	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1996	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1996	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, BM	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Glenorn, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Newman, AU	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Poona, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Hanford 1 S, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Castle Dale, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Marillana, AU	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Ruth, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Capanema, BR	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	San Vicente, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1996	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	43 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1996. 1996 had 858 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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Data for records on 1996-03-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 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	661
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1