Weather Records on 16 March 2013

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 2013. Highest significance: Soyland I Gjesdal, NO.

Key Facts for 16 March 2013

On 16 March 2013, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Soyland I Gjesdal set a daily record snow depth of 80.0 cm (31.5 in) on 16 March 2013.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 16 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Soyalo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup Melaleuca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oschatz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Tuxpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 372, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 16 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	372
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 16 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 2013

Top 20 records on 16 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 2013	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Indio Fire STN, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Soyalo (Cfe), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Upton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	145 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Cheb, CZ	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	134 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Munglinup Melaleuca, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily low min	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Mason City, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	118 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Monte Vista, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Angermunde, DE	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Oschatz, DE	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Minneapolis, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Ness City, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2013	Ottawa, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 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

1801 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2013. 2013 had 1,096 records.

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

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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	866
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1