Weather Records on 13 March 2016

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 2016. Highest significance: Undilla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 13 March 2016

On 13 March 2016, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
705 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 945 daily.
Undilla Station set a daily record precipitation of 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 13 March 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 13 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Sci Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parachilna (Motpena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rose Ski Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebbetts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinity Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mim Rifle Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 462, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	462
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 945.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 2016

Top 20 records on 13 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2016	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2016	Brownsville, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	St Louis Sci Ctr, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Parachilna (Motpena), AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Martin U of T Branch Exp STN, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Mt Rose Ski Area, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Wytheville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Walker, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Shimla, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Ft Morgan, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Minden, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2016	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	87 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

1810 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2016. 2016 had 955 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	753
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2