Weather Records on 20 March 2013

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2013. Highest significance: Wellston Tippy Dam, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 2013

On 20 March 2013, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 759 daily.
Wellston Tippy Dam set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 20 March 2013.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 20 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eustis	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seehausen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunchgrass Mdw	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 20 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 20 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2013

Top 20 records on 20 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2013	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2013	Eustis, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Machias, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Minden, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Beowawe, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Mineral, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Weaverville, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Rangeley, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	124 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Bridgewater, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Mason City, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2013	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 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

1808 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2013. 2013 had 762 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	546
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1