Weather Records on 13 March 2003

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 2003. Highest significance: Aberdeen, US.

Key Facts for 13 March 2003

On 13 March 2003, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
869 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,147 daily.
Aberdeen set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 13 March 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 13 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gamarren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 460, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 409, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 13 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	460
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	409
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 13 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 1,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 2003

Top 20 records on 13 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2003	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2003	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2003	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2003	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Bremerton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Juneau AP, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Auke Bay, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Grangeville, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Alturas, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Port Alexander, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Inorunie Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2003	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	45 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2003. 2003 had 1,202 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	867
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3