Weather Records on 13 March 1997

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1997. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 1997

On 13 March 1997, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
579 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,163 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record snow depth of 160.0 cm (63.0 in) on 13 March 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 13 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Necedah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cashton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 327, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 13 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	327
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 13 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 28, daily 1,163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,006 broken records

Margins by which the 1,006 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 863.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1997

Top 20 records on 13 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	86.3 cm (34.0 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1997	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1997	Winona, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1997	Wisconsin Rapids, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1997	Underwood, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1997	Decorah, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Gwalior, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Viroqua, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Bryant, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Egvekinot, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Jamestown Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Butte 5SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Carrington 4 N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Garrison, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Montrose, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Bowbells, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1997	Shijiazhuang, CN	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1997. 1997 had 1,200 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	992
200 to 400	10
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	2