Weather Records on 13 May 1912

51 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1912. Highest significance: Beatrice, CA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1912

On 13 May 1912, 51 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 50 daily.
Beatrice set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 13 May 1912.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

51 stations

51 station records on 13 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

51 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 13 May 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 50.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1912

Top 20 records on 13 May 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1912	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	St John's, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Weldon, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Southampton, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Quebec, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Gravenhurst, CA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Southampton, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1912	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	12 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 51 records.

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

Records on 05-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1806	1
1811	1
1814	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1834	1
1842	1
1848	2
1851	1
1859	1
1860	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	4
1882	2
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1886	4
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	5
1896	7
1897	6
1898	2
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	6
1903	4
1904	14
1905	16
1906	31
1907	25
1908	26
1909	10
1910	24
1911	22
1912	51
1913	50
1914	118
1915	133
1916	39
1917	91
1918	208
1919	37
1920	34
1921	62
1922	45
1923	140
1924	97
1925	130
1926	101
1927	165
1928	227
1929	145
1930	197
1931	386
1932	268
1933	709
1934	263
1935	319
1936	319
1937	186
1938	443
1939	309
1940	495
1941	662
1942	650
1943	605
1944	369
1945	507
1946	349
1947	299
1948	382
1949	462
1950	331
1951	538
1952	412
1953	1,053
1954	311
1955	502
1956	1,420
1957	481
1958	632
1959	592
1960	1,466
1961	556
1962	978
1963	451
1964	469
1965	266
1966	683
1967	609
1968	975
1969	663
1970	723
1971	843
1972	444
1973	546
1974	1,122
1975	381
1976	549
1977	834
1978	932
1979	633
1980	563
1981	469
1982	953
1983	1,041
1984	1,005
1985	939
1986	776
1987	1,101
1988	876
1989	669
1990	719
1991	1,046
1992	962
1993	950
1994	620
1995	1,883
1996	1,980
1997	1,113
1998	1,402
1999	727
2000	1,197
2001	1,142
2002	1,225
2003	695
2004	1,328
2005	889
2006	777
2007	655
2008	663
2009	690
2010	1,362
2011	715
2012	732
2013	1,051
2014	979
2015	632
2016	385
2017	572
2018	949
2019	524
2020	894
2021	656
2022	1,727
2023	550
2024	488
2025	887
2026	1,027

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	25
2 to 4	8
4 to 6	5
6 to 8	2
8 to 10	0
10 to 12	0
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	1