Weather Records on 13 March 2017

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 2017. Highest significance: Alicante, ES.

Key Facts for 13 March 2017

On 13 March 2017, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 848 daily.
Alicante set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.2 mm (4.4 in) on 13 March 2017.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 13 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante El Altet	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolmunda Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girraween Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Obs.	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Wandera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 13 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 13 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 848.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 2017

Top 20 records on 13 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2017	Alicante, ES	monthly rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2017	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Armadale, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Mammoth Spring, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Alicante El Altet, ES	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Tracy, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Solomons, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Coolmunda Dam, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Murcia, ES	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Batesburg, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Warroo Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Almeria/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2017	Webster City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	110 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2017. 2017 had 859 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 25	573
25 to 50	78
50 to 75	23
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	5
175 to 200	1