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Weather Records on 13 May 1897

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1897. Highest significance: Moorestown 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1897

  • On 13 May 1897, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Moorestown 4 E set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 May 1897.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 13 May 1897 6 station records on 13 May 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 13 May 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 May 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
BolognaItalyRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation71.4 mm (2.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature23.8 C (74.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-13.2 C (8.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 13 May 1897 by type Records set or tied on 13 May 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 May 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 13 May 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 May 1897 by timescale Records on 13 May 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 May 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5.
Records on 13 May 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1897 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.1. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1897
Top 6 records on 13 May 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 May 1897Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)34.1 mm (1.3 in)11 years32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1897Bologna, ITdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)59 years30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1897Washington, USmonthly rain71.4 mm (2.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)11 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1897Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max23.8 C (74.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1897Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low min-13.2 C (8.2 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1897Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)11 years15 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 1897
Records on 05-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1897. 1897 had 6 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 1897. 1897 had 6 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).