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Weather Records on 13 May 1904

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1904. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1904

  • On 13 May 1904, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 13 May 1904.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 13 May 1904 14 station records on 13 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 13 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 May 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.4 C (77.7 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.2 C (52.2 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 13 May 1904 by type Records set or tied on 13 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 13 May 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 May 1904 by timescale Records on 13 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 13 May 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1904 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.4. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 31.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 22.5 to 3.0: 23.0 to 3.5: 20.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.5
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1904
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.53
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.52
2.5 to 3.02
3.0 to 3.52

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1904
Top 14 records on 13 May 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 May 1904Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)30 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max25.4 C (77.7 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)37 years25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Armagh, GBdaily high min11.2 C (52.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)59 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Saint John, CAdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min1.3 C (34.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Buffalo, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min11.6 C (52.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Saint John, CAdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie22 years3 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1904Sydney, CAdaily high max (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie8 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 1904
Records on 05-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1904. 1904 had 14 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: 9792015: 6322016: 3852017: 5722018: 9492019: 5242020: 8942021: 6562022: 1,7272023: 5502024: 4882025: 8872026: 1,0271794187618961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1904. 1904 had 14 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
2014979
2015632
2016385
2017572
2018949
2019524
2020894
2021656
20221,727
2023550
2024488
2025887
20261,027

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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 (2026-10-15).