Weather Records on 13 March 1970

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 March 1970. Highest significance: Tamenlong, IN.

Key Facts for 13 March 1970

On 13 March 1970, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 378 daily.
Tamenlong set a daily record precipitation of 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 13 March 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 13 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karmad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress Dam 48	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Araraquara (US.Tamoio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 13 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 13 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 13 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 March 1970

Top 20 records on 13 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Bauru, BR	monthly rain	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	List/Sylt, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Glen Florrie Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Clearfield, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Marble Hill, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Karmad, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Hamilton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1970	Wittenberg, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 years	36 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1970. 1970 had 384 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	1,253
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 2026-10-17 (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 200	312
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1