Weather Records on 21 March 2013

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2013. Highest significance: Sarlyk, RU.

Key Facts for 21 March 2013

On 21 March 2013, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 718 daily.
Sarlyk set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 21 March 2013.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 21 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seehausen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wismar	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pudoz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genthin	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 21 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 21 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2013

Top 20 records on 21 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2013	Sarlyk, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2013	Opheim 10 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2013	Port Alexander, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2013	Munising, US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Moroleon, MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Arkona, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Plymouth: Mountbatten, GB	monthly rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Wallace, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Hurn, GB	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Postville, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Opheim 10 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	138 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Newton Rigg, GB	daily low max	0.7 C (33.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2013	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	82 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

1797 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2013. 2013 had 727 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	495
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1