Weather Records on 8 March 2013

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 March 2013. Highest significance: Coulta, AU.

Key Facts for 8 March 2013

On 8 March 2013, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
440 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 857 daily.
Coulta set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 8 March 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 8 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jiexiu	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weifang	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Workman Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moberly	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chengshantou	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 8 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 8 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 8 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 March 2013

Top 20 records on 8 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2013	Coulta, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2013	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 March 2013	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Monroe City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Lock, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Manston, GB	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Melrose 1 NE, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Heber, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Ashburnham, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Hyannis, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Cordes, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Calvert Hills, AU	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2013	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16 years	42 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 892 records.

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

Records on 03-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	1
1807	1
1811	2
1813	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1849	1
1850	3
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	5
1867	1
1872	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1891	3
1892	5
1893	4
1895	2
1896	6
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	6
1903	21
1904	14
1905	4
1906	18
1907	3
1908	9
1909	16
1910	47
1911	56
1912	10
1913	46
1914	44
1915	23
1916	36
1917	61
1918	23
1919	20
1920	84
1921	113
1922	39
1923	94
1924	127
1925	193
1926	255
1927	151
1928	190
1929	144
1930	222
1931	402
1932	1,344
1933	125
1934	283
1935	256
1936	186
1937	151
1938	147
1939	379
1940	258
1941	486
1942	488
1943	1,091
1944	494
1945	164
1946	541
1947	316
1948	404
1949	807
1950	531
1951	1,029
1952	325
1953	453
1954	429
1955	558
1956	895
1957	509
1958	589
1959	295
1960	1,252
1961	733
1962	571
1963	239
1964	933
1965	294
1966	279
1967	1,019
1968	1,207
1969	1,031
1970	417
1971	528
1972	711
1973	1,035
1974	2,042
1975	551
1976	649
1977	1,042
1978	1,089
1979	434
1980	867
1981	1,254
1982	1,104
1983	1,200
1984	826
1985	617
1986	1,357
1987	1,489
1988	754
1989	1,669
1990	1,152
1991	673
1992	1,325
1993	613
1994	1,257
1995	2,142
1996	3,109
1997	653
1998	1,898
1999	1,104
2000	3,068
2001	751
2002	1,443
2003	1,075
2004	1,052
2005	978
2006	1,360
2007	773
2008	1,675
2009	1,300
2010	1,464
2011	738
2012	746
2013	892
2014	618
2015	835
2016	902
2017	607
2018	454
2019	851
2020	661
2021	481
2022	883
2023	1,208
2024	430
2025	905
2026	1,282

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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	725
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1