Weather Records on 24 March 2013

1,670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2013. Highest significance: Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 2013

On 24 March 2013, 1,670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 957 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,650 daily.
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 24 March 2013.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,670 stations

1,670 station records on 24 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goldberg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Constanza	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,670 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 512, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 445, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 236.

Records on 24 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	512
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	445
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	236

Records on 24 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 1,650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,438 broken records

Margins by which the 1,438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2013

Top 20 records on 24 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2013	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	39 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2013	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2013	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2013	Live Oak, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2013	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	116 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2013	Yuma, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2013	Osawatomie, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2013	Lincoln, US	monthly snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Lincoln, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Gridley, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Beardstown, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Angermunde, DE	daily low min	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Goldberg, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Independence, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Newton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Talwood State School, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Halle, DE	daily low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2013	Lindenberg, DE	daily low min	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	87 years	53 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

1794 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 1,670 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	1,257
50 to 100	113
100 to 150	51
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2