Weather Records on 5 March 2013

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2013. Highest significance: Aramac Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 2013

On 5 March 2013, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 672 daily.
Aramac Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 197.2 mm (7.8 in) on 5 March 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 5 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.2 mm (7.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thief Rvr Falls 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goa/Panjim	India	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lleida	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Fap David Abenzur Rengifo	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 5 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 5 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2013

Top 20 records on 5 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2013	Aramac Post Office, AU	monthly rain	197.2 mm (7.8 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	102 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2013	Monroe City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	110 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2013	Argyle, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.1 cm (6.3 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2013	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2013	Bowen Downs, AU	all-time rain	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2013	Bowbells, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2013	Laporte, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	113 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Thief Rvr Falls 2, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Edmore 4NW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Ft Wayne Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Rockford Gtr Rockford AP, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Reus/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2013	Halstad, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	42 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

1794 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 694 records.

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

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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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 50	537
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2