Weather Records on 13 March 2011

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 2011. Highest significance: Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 2011

On 13 March 2011, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 484 daily.
Bustard Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 13 March 2011.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 13 March 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Mele	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Socorro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carfax	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Moon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Kelverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bambari	Central African Republic	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (Johnniefelds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonstad - Nettfed	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponta Delgada	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheetham Flats (Jundas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bannaby (Hillasmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talpa de Allende	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 13 March 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 13 March 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 2011

Top 20 records on 13 March 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2011	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2011	Warmun, AU	daily rain	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Cape Mele, IT	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	El Socorro, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Harrison, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Mediterranee, FR	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Crescent Lake Nwr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Carfax, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	New Moon Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2011	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	36 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2011. 2011 had 494 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	372
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	4