Weather Records on 12 March 2013

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2013. Highest significance: Plentywood, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2013

On 12 March 2013, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 841 daily.
Plentywood set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 12 March 2013.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 12 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rotuma	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buchten	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oviedo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rafic Hariri Intl	Lebanon	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ouessant	France	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamaga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
River Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uelzen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 12 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 12 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2013

Top 20 records on 12 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2013	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2013	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2013	Zimovniki, RU	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Pisa, IT	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	De Cocksdorps, NL	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Asturias/Aviles, ES	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Quillayute AP, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Stein (L), NL	monthly snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Newton Rigg, GB	daily low min	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Rotuma, FJ	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Le Bourget, FR	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Geisenheim, DE	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Atyrau, KZ	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Noorbeek, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Buchten, NL	monthly snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Toccoa, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Glens Falls AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2013	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	41 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

1810 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2013. 2013 had 874 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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	723
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1