Weather Records on 4 March 2013

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2013. Highest significance: Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 2013

On 4 March 2013, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 667 daily.
Fairymead Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 4 March 2013.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 4 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna de Tuxpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gajny	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 4 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 4 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 36, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2013

Top 20 records on 4 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2013	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 March 2013	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	120 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2013	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2013	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2013	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2013	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2013	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Lorne (Lorne Road), AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Brunswick, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Moberly, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Nakhon Sawan, TH	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Hamilton 2W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Irapuato, MX	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2013	Lake Manchester, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	44 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

1801 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2013. 2013 had 708 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-04 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1804	1
1810	1
1814	1
1816	1
1817	1
1837	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	5
1846	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	6
1881	5
1882	2
1884	1
1886	3
1888	4
1889	3
1890	7
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	11
1897	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	18
1904	8
1905	8
1906	14
1907	13
1908	15
1909	23
1910	7
1911	6
1912	46
1913	23
1914	27
1915	27
1916	37
1917	51
1918	79
1919	162
1920	76
1921	99
1922	59
1923	206
1924	139
1925	272
1926	144
1927	132
1928	100
1929	252
1930	148
1931	295
1932	341
1933	357
1934	402
1935	528
1936	171
1937	336
1938	628
1939	278
1940	242
1941	278
1942	266
1943	1,123
1944	564
1945	465
1946	679
1947	407
1948	698
1949	299
1950	638
1951	740
1952	747
1953	540
1954	528
1955	1,317
1956	504
1957	294
1958	414
1959	743
1960	2,289
1961	773
1962	536
1963	502
1964	677
1965	855
1966	1,050
1967	359
1968	1,100
1969	252
1970	332
1971	1,217
1972	632
1973	569
1974	1,456
1975	514
1976	1,696
1977	1,240
1978	1,905
1979	1,100
1980	742
1981	742
1982	758
1983	2,210
1984	671
1985	1,118
1986	1,113
1987	1,577
1988	924
1989	1,369
1990	738
1991	1,343
1992	1,283
1993	749
1994	959
1995	1,062
1996	727
1997	1,013
1998	1,720
1999	990
2000	878
2001	762
2002	2,015
2003	861
2004	1,092
2005	782
2006	711
2007	779
2008	919
2009	1,460
2010	517
2011	682
2012	755
2013	708
2014	1,792
2015	577
2016	748
2017	571
2018	645
2019	2,178
2020	873
2021	492
2022	516
2023	807
2024	1,328
2025	695
2026	747

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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	531
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1