Weather Records on 13 March 2015

822 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 2015. Highest significance: Winning, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 2015

On 13 March 2015, 822 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 806 daily.
Winning set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 13 March 2015.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

822 stations

822 station records on 13 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bernheim Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Mission Strip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.6 mm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ono-I-Lau	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

822 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 335, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 13 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	335
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 13 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 2015

Top 20 records on 13 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2015	Winning, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	101 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2015	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2015	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2015	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2015	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Urala, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Bernheim Forest, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Suttsu, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Dnipropetrovsk, UA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Changchun, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Bugt, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Oceanside Marina, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Chama, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Onslow Airport, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2015	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	45 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

1810 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2015. 2015 had 822 records.

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

Records on 03-13 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1828	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	3
1856	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	8
1893	4
1894	13
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1901	4
1902	13
1903	16
1904	9
1905	5
1906	14
1907	21
1908	6
1909	11
1910	55
1911	37
1912	18
1913	97
1914	145
1915	26
1916	41
1917	45
1918	141
1919	19
1920	52
1921	57
1922	53
1923	90
1924	139
1925	192
1926	337
1927	438
1928	101
1929	344
1930	190
1931	326
1932	579
1933	481
1934	298
1935	178
1936	160
1937	328
1938	282
1939	507
1940	597
1941	249
1942	282
1943	300
1944	444
1945	317
1946	781
1947	706
1948	707
1949	216
1950	822
1951	594
1952	313
1953	348
1954	528
1955	359
1956	627
1957	519
1958	622
1959	327
1960	908
1961	565
1962	617
1963	519
1964	321
1965	266
1966	443
1967	1,041
1968	782
1969	744
1970	384
1971	531
1972	1,182
1973	837
1974	590
1975	782
1976	321
1977	1,085
1978	557
1979	497
1980	878
1981	830
1982	733
1983	1,036
1984	1,113
1985	546
1986	630
1987	790
1988	870
1989	1,589
1990	2,798
1991	797
1992	1,212
1993	2,758
1994	910
1995	1,446
1996	858
1997	1,200
1998	1,545
1999	1,142
2000	418
2001	1,110
2002	939
2003	1,202
2004	637
2005	904
2006	2,290
2007	1,700
2008	622
2009	985
2010	650
2011	494
2012	1,194
2013	992
2014	868
2015	822
2016	955
2017	859
2018	615
2019	1,252
2020	812
2021	745
2022	981
2023	1,119
2024	492
2025	850
2026	1,162

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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	649
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1