Weather Records on 26 March 2013

1,759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2013. Highest significance: Barrow AP, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 2013

On 26 March 2013, 1,759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 1,020 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,746 daily.
Barrow AP set a daily record snowfall of 7.9 cm (3.1 in) on 26 March 2013.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,759 stations

1,759 station records on 26 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jurien Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karralea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pichilingue	Ecuador	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mordetta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,759 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 622, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 398, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 312.

Records on 26 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	622
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	398
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	312

Records on 26 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 1,746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,495 broken records

Margins by which the 1,495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2013

Top 20 records on 26 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2013	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2013	Taylorville 2SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2013	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Tuscola, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Gingin, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Cuenca, ES	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Lake Camm, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Midland, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Wagin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Coen Airport Evap, AU	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Jurien Bay, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Carlinville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Karralea, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	133 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2013	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	46 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

1805 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2013. 2013 had 1,759 records.

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

Records on 03-26 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1837	1
1843	1
1850	1
1862	2
1865	1
1867	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1892	5
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	6
1897	5
1898	1
1899	3
1901	12
1902	17
1903	18
1904	29
1905	23
1906	20
1907	21
1908	16
1909	21
1910	29
1911	13
1912	33
1913	123
1914	49
1915	16
1916	27
1917	54
1918	60
1919	45
1920	81
1921	79
1922	45
1923	129
1924	115
1925	123
1926	144
1927	75
1928	456
1929	281
1930	376
1931	234
1932	279
1933	102
1934	289
1935	311
1936	269
1937	806
1938	341
1939	310
1940	1,032
1941	366
1942	316
1943	341
1944	437
1945	852
1946	885
1947	619
1948	325
1949	585
1950	458
1951	777
1952	283
1953	482
1954	304
1955	1,914
1956	829
1957	251
1958	314
1959	435
1960	1,067
1961	486
1962	330
1963	497
1964	898
1965	1,063
1966	306
1967	538
1968	562
1969	593
1970	368
1971	1,502
1972	634
1973	522
1974	691
1975	859
1976	567
1977	626
1978	1,008
1979	677
1980	459
1981	824
1982	736
1983	1,199
1984	594
1985	860
1986	634
1987	741
1988	1,094
1989	1,031
1990	871
1991	1,705
1992	642
1993	966
1994	707
1995	1,374
1996	1,372
1997	1,298
1998	1,305
1999	867
2000	601
2001	1,383
2002	1,092
2003	746
2004	1,511
2005	776
2006	949
2007	1,976
2008	1,161
2009	754
2010	717
2011	691
2012	945
2013	1,759
2014	1,048
2015	846
2016	463
2017	430
2018	693
2019	364
2020	812
2021	778
2022	1,281
2023	1,817
2024	780
2025	1,860
2026	1,809

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-03-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,340
50 to 100	113
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1