Weather Records on 28 March 2013

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2013. Highest significance: Carboor, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 2013

On 28 March 2013, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 577 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 998 daily.
Carboor set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 28 March 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 28 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Aviation Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tindal Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Buffalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dederang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 203, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 374, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 132.

Records on 28 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	203
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	374
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	132

Records on 28 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 998.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 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

28 March 2013

Top 20 records on 28 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2013	Carboor, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2013	Rantoul, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	127 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Katherine Research Farm, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Katherine Aviation Museum, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Springhurst, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Eurobin, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Monroe City, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Tindal Raaf, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Lake Buffalo, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Troy, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Santa Cruz, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2013	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 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 1,008 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

Download the Data

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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	769
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1