Weather Records on 6 March 2013

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2013. Highest significance: Perpignan, FR.

Key Facts for 6 March 2013

On 6 March 2013, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 832 daily.
Perpignan set a daily record precipitation of 79.1 mm (3.1 in) on 6 March 2013.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 6 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amelia Courthouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmer City 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goa/Panjim	India	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 183, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 6 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	183
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 6 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2013

Top 20 records on 6 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2013	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	95 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2013	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2013	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2013	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2013	Urbana Wrf, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2013	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Decatur 1 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Whitestown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Morris 1NW, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Winamac 2SSE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Somerset, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Nice, FR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	121 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2013	Clinton Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	50 years	49 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

1794 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 862 records.

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

Records on 03-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	1
1802	1
1810	1
1811	1
1815	1
1816	1
1818	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	3
1862	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	3
1872	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	7
1896	8
1897	5
1898	11
1899	1
1900	3
1901	10
1902	4
1903	8
1904	3
1905	2
1906	19
1907	3
1908	22
1909	26
1910	80
1911	15
1912	38
1913	84
1914	29
1915	44
1916	51
1917	47
1918	151
1919	86
1920	166
1921	179
1922	72
1923	75
1924	113
1925	229
1926	141
1927	114
1928	84
1929	141
1930	117
1931	470
1932	547
1933	212
1934	317
1935	465
1936	127
1937	514
1938	188
1939	493
1940	246
1941	273
1942	432
1943	1,090
1944	626
1945	829
1946	747
1947	573
1948	718
1949	349
1950	554
1951	1,008
1952	222
1953	214
1954	344
1955	612
1956	1,250
1957	497
1958	549
1959	718
1960	1,563
1961	1,031
1962	708
1963	464
1964	398
1965	511
1966	304
1967	681
1968	717
1969	404
1970	404
1971	806
1972	1,195
1973	779
1974	976
1975	469
1976	702
1977	636
1978	884
1979	1,114
1980	438
1981	760
1982	494
1983	2,157
1984	603
1985	440
1986	729
1987	1,773
1988	833
1989	1,913
1990	1,116
1991	1,040
1992	1,125
1993	525
1994	681
1995	1,418
1996	1,112
1997	1,041
1998	1,320
1999	702
2000	1,546
2001	970
2002	893
2003	856
2004	1,253
2005	1,194
2006	678
2007	997
2008	784
2009	1,086
2010	958
2011	689
2012	490
2013	862
2014	954
2015	1,836
2016	1,065
2017	962
2018	594
2019	1,309
2020	1,021
2021	247
2022	1,045
2023	863
2024	538
2025	1,223
2026	1,123

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Data for records on 2013-03-06: 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 2026-10-17 (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	618
50 to 100	80
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4