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Weather Records on 13 May 1896

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1896. Highest significance: Cooma Lambie Street, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1896

  • On 13 May 1896, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Cooma Lambie Street set a daily record precipitation of 11.4 mm (0.4 in) on 13 May 1896.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 13 May 1896 7 station records on 13 May 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 13 May 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 May 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 13 May 1896 by type Records set or tied on 13 May 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 May 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 13 May 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 May 1896 by timescale Records on 13 May 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 May 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 13 May 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1896 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 11 to 2: 32 to 3: 03 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 11
1 to 23
2 to 30
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1896
Top 7 records on 13 May 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 May 1896Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1896Armagh, GBdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)48 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1896Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max14.1 C (57.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1896Goulburn, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1896Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min (Tie)7.4 C (45.3 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1896
Records on 05-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1896. 1896 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11799: 11806: 11811: 11814: 11816: 11820: 11833: 11834: 11842: 11848: 21851: 11859: 11860: 21866: 11867: 11868: 11876: 11877: 11878: 11879: 31881: 41882: 21883: 21884: 11885: 31886: 41887: 11889: 11890: 21891: 21893: 11894: 31895: 51896: 71897: 61898: 21899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 61903: 41904: 141905: 161906: 311907: 251908: 261909: 101910: 241911: 221912: 511913: 501914: 1181915: 1331916: 391917: 911918: 2081919: 371920: 341921: 621922: 451923: 1401924: 971925: 1301926: 1011927: 1651928: 2271929: 1451930: 1971931: 3861932: 2681933: 7091934: 2631935: 3191936: 3191937: 1861938: 4431939: 3091940: 4951941: 6621942: 6501943: 6051944: 3691945: 5071946: 3491947: 2991948: 3821949: 4621950: 3311951: 5381952: 4121953: 1,0531954: 3111955: 5021956: 1,4201957: 4811958: 6321959: 5921960: 1,4661961: 5561962: 9781963: 4511964: 4691965: 2661966: 6831967: 6091968: 9751969: 6631970: 7231971: 8431972: 4441973: 5461974: 1,1221975: 3811976: 5491977: 8341978: 9321979: 6331980: 5631981: 4691982: 9531983: 1,0411984: 1,0051985: 9391986: 7761987: 1,1011988: 8761989: 6691990: 7191991: 1,0461992: 9621993: 9501994: 6201995: 1,8831996: 1,9801997: 1,1131998: 1,4021999: 7272000: 1,1972001: 1,1422002: 1,2252003: 6952004: 1,3282005: 8892006: 7772007: 6552008: 6632009: 6902010: 1,3622011: 7152012: 7322013: 1,0512014: 9782015: 6322016: 3852017: 5722018: 9482019: 5212020: 8882021: 6542022: 1,7232023: 5502024: 4882025: 8881794187618961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1896. 1896 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-13 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17991
18061
18111
18141
18161
18201
18331
18341
18421
18482
18511
18591
18602
18661
18671
18681
18761
18771
18781
18793
18814
18822
18832
18841
18853
18864
18871
18891
18902
18912
18931
18943
18955
18967
18976
18982
18992
19006
19015
19026
19034
190414
190516
190631
190725
190826
190910
191024
191122
191251
191350
1914118
1915133
191639
191791
1918208
191937
192034
192162
192245
1923140
192497
1925130
1926101
1927165
1928227
1929145
1930197
1931386
1932268
1933709
1934263
1935319
1936319
1937186
1938443
1939309
1940495
1941662
1942650
1943605
1944369
1945507
1946349
1947299
1948382
1949462
1950331
1951538
1952412
19531,053
1954311
1955502
19561,420
1957481
1958632
1959592
19601,466
1961556
1962978
1963451
1964469
1965266
1966683
1967609
1968975
1969663
1970723
1971843
1972444
1973546
19741,122
1975381
1976549
1977834
1978932
1979633
1980563
1981469
1982953
19831,041
19841,005
1985939
1986776
19871,101
1988876
1989669
1990719
19911,046
1992962
1993950
1994620
19951,883
19961,980
19971,113
19981,402
1999727
20001,197
20011,142
20021,225
2003695
20041,328
2005889
2006777
2007655
2008663
2009690
20101,362
2011715
2012732
20131,051
2014978
2015632
2016385
2017572
2018948
2019521
2020888
2021654
20221,723
2023550
2024488
2025888

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).