Weather Records on 7 March 2013

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2013. Highest significance: Saint Paul Is AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 2013

On 7 March 2013, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 640 daily.
Saint Paul Is AP set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 7 March 2013.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 7 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cote D Azur	France	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niigata	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granada/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toulon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buhara	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goa/Panjim	India	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	42.9 C (109.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ohansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Samary	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rensselaer Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoboksar	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zhumadian	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matei Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 7 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 7 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2013

Top 20 records on 7 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2013	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2013	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2013	Piedmont Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Dutch Harbor, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Koolburra, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Olenja Rechka, RU	monthly rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	125 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Khorog, TJ	daily high max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Hamilton 2W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Cote D Azur, FR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Vladivostok, RU	daily high max	6.3 C (43.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Buckingham, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Free Union, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Clinton Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2013	Moberly, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	35 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

1796 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2013. 2013 had 655 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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Data for records on 2013-03-07: 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	508
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2