Weather Records on 13 March 2013

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 2013. Highest significance: Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE.

Key Facts for 13 March 2013

On 13 March 2013, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 965 daily.
Weilerswist-Lommersum set a daily record snow depth of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) on 13 March 2013.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 13 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kitzingen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kreuznach	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamaga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Aion	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wismar	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schaafheim-Schlierbach	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandujano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 13 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 13 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

851 broken records

Margins by which the 851 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 2013

Top 20 records on 13 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2013	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2013	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Alzey, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Carlingup, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Kitzingen, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Lancaster, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Bad Kreuznach, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Schaesberg, NL	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Eastport, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Koln-Bonn, DE	monthly snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Vaals, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Austin #2, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Bamaga, AU	monthly rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Chemnitz, DE	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	129 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2013	Dachwig, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 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 992 records.

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

Records on 03-13 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1828	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	3
1856	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	8
1893	4
1894	13
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1901	4
1902	13
1903	16
1904	9
1905	5
1906	14
1907	21
1908	6
1909	11
1910	55
1911	37
1912	18
1913	97
1914	145
1915	26
1916	41
1917	45
1918	141
1919	19
1920	52
1921	57
1922	53
1923	90
1924	139
1925	192
1926	337
1927	438
1928	101
1929	344
1930	190
1931	326
1932	579
1933	481
1934	298
1935	178
1936	160
1937	328
1938	282
1939	507
1940	597
1941	249
1942	282
1943	300
1944	444
1945	317
1946	781
1947	706
1948	707
1949	216
1950	822
1951	594
1952	313
1953	348
1954	528
1955	359
1956	627
1957	519
1958	622
1959	327
1960	908
1961	565
1962	617
1963	519
1964	321
1965	266
1966	443
1967	1,041
1968	782
1969	744
1970	384
1971	531
1972	1,182
1973	837
1974	590
1975	782
1976	321
1977	1,085
1978	557
1979	497
1980	878
1981	830
1982	733
1983	1,036
1984	1,113
1985	546
1986	630
1987	790
1988	870
1989	1,589
1990	2,798
1991	797
1992	1,212
1993	2,758
1994	910
1995	1,446
1996	858
1997	1,200
1998	1,545
1999	1,142
2000	418
2001	1,110
2002	939
2003	1,202
2004	637
2005	904
2006	2,290
2007	1,700
2008	622
2009	985
2010	650
2011	494
2012	1,194
2013	992
2014	868
2015	822
2016	955
2017	859
2018	615
2019	1,253
2020	812
2021	745
2022	981
2023	1,119
2024	492
2025	850
2026	1,162

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	786
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1