Weather Records on 3 March 2013

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2013. Highest significance: Long Flat Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 2013

On 3 March 2013, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 660 daily.
Long Flat Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 134.0 mm (5.3 in) on 3 March 2013.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 3 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highbury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Djambala	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Quemada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bobin (Bobin Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenslopes Private Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brian Pastures	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Quemada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capalaba Water Treat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdowne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 3 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 3 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 55, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 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

3 March 2013

Top 20 records on 3 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2013	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	100 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2013	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	107 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2013	Monroe City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2013	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Lorne (Lorne Road), AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Bonner Springs, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Mungeranie, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Brunswick, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Oxley, AU	daily rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Yarras (Mount Seaview), AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Highbury Station, AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Rosalie Plains, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Comboyne South, AU	daily rain	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Moroleon, MX	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Pasadena, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	117 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2013	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 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

1804 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2013. 2013 had 719 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-03-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	488
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3