Weather Records on 11 March 2013

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2013. Highest significance: Pte de la Hague, FR.

Key Facts for 11 March 2013

On 11 March 2013, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 938 daily.
Pte de la Hague set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 11 March 2013.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 11 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Ind Park 702.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karralea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 11 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 11 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 244.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2013

Top 20 records on 11 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2013	Pte de la Hague, FR	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2013	Zearing, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2013	Cherokee, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2013	Jersey: Airport, GB	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	State UNIV, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Winterset 4N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	114 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Campbell Ind Park 702.5, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Karralea, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Tamaru, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Seward, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Horseshoe Dam, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Harlan, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Alberta Ford For Ctr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2013	Walthill 1E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	48 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

1793 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 949 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	775
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2