Weather Records on 13 March 2018

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 2018. Highest significance: Aparan, AM.

Key Facts for 13 March 2018

On 13 March 2018, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 587 daily.
Aparan set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 13 March 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 13 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chetumal Intl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Gap	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Beach (Sunrise Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.8 cm (25.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saratow	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 13 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 13 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 2018

Top 20 records on 13 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2018	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2018	Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov, AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 March 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Ketchikan AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Kingston, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Worcester, US	monthly snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Chetumal Intl, MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Asele, SE	all-time snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Reidsville 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Mill Gap, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	124 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	London Locks, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2018	Kingston, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	44 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2018. 2018 had 615 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	451
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3