Weather Records on 23 March 2013

1,270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2013. Highest significance: Kursk, RU.

Key Facts for 23 March 2013

On 23 March 2013, 1,270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 781 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,253 daily.
Kursk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.8 mm (1.7 in) on 23 March 2013.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,270 stations

1,270 station records on 23 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Obojan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joes	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,270 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 496, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 285, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 23 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	496
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	285
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 23 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 1,253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,070 broken records

Margins by which the 1,070 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 239.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2013

Top 20 records on 23 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2013	Kursk, RU	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2013	Idalia, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2013	Wray, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2013	Obojan, RU	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2013	Wray, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2013	Ponyri, RU	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2013	Konotop, UA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Sumy, UA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Livny, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Angermunde, DE	daily low min	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Burlington, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Kiev, UA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Cannery Creek, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Marnitz, DE	daily low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2013	Wisley, GB	daily low max	1.4 C (34.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	107 years	48 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

1796 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2013. 2013 had 1,270 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 2013
Margin	Records
0 to 50	988
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3