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Weather Records on 1 May 1913

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1913. Highest significance: Puckawidgee Back, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1913

  • On 1 May 1913, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 38 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 54 daily.
  • Puckawidgee Back set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 1 May 1913.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

54 stations
Weather records on 1 May 1913 54 station records on 1 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
54 station records on 1 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Puckawidgee BackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature26.5 C (79.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LitchfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature22.1 C (71.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
NoorongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature22.6 C (72.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature27.6 C (81.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Roto StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature27.7 C (81.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.6 C (83.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature27.4 C (81.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.2 C (52.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.6 cm (1.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high maximum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ArumpoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records
Records on 1 May 1913 by type Records set or tied on 1 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 20Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 18Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 1 May 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum20
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum18
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 May 1913 by timescale Records on 1 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 54. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 54all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 54.
Records on 1 May 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily54

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1913 Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.7. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 5: 425 to 10: 610 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 542
5 to 106
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1913
Top 20 records on 1 May 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 May 1913Puckawidgee Back, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)13 years40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1913Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)88 years37 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1913Vestervig, DKdaily high min12.6 C (54.7 F)5.8 C (10.4 F)18 years30 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Skara 1, SEdaily high max26.5 C (79.7 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)22 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Litchfield, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Toronto, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max22.1 C (71.8 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Momba, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Helmond, NLdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Sterling, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Skara 1, SEdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Noorong, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high max22.6 C (72.7 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Sandvig, DKdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1913Chemnitz, DEdaily high max27.6 C (81.7 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)21 years16 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

1795 to 1913
Records on 05-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 54 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11804: 11814: 11818: 11835: 11836: 11840: 11846: 21847: 11850: 11851: 11857: 11860: 11861: 11864: 21865: 11868: 21872: 11875: 41878: 21879: 21880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 21888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 51892: 61893: 21894: 51896: 11897: 41898: 11899: 81900: 11901: 51902: 71903: 91904: 91905: 131906: 121907: 311908: 201909: 491910: 131911: 221912: 181913: 541914: 231915: 271916: 271917: 371918: 341919: 1501920: 1861921: 411922: 921923: 641924: 631925: 1181926: 5001927: 1251928: 1901929: 1421930: 2631931: 5371932: 2201933: 7061934: 3051935: 2761936: 3681937: 2181938: 3041939: 2271940: 7311941: 3331942: 1,0361943: 5261944: 2291945: 3501946: 4151947: 6551948: 7741949: 4051950: 4391951: 8941952: 5571953: 9171954: 1,5061955: 7721956: 1,1061957: 3591958: 4481959: 7641960: 7371961: 5881962: 6151963: 7041964: 3121965: 3601966: 7071967: 9481968: 4261969: 4291970: 1,0751971: 4441972: 5621973: 8411974: 5891975: 2861976: 6731977: 5451978: 1,2021979: 6121980: 5071981: 1,2651982: 5081983: 1,4231984: 6401985: 7891986: 5121987: 1,0981988: 1,0581989: 9491990: 9221991: 6331992: 1,2011993: 1,1011994: 1,2101995: 1,3651996: 1,4391997: 8041998: 9511999: 9322000: 8092001: 1,1062002: 1,2212003: 9642004: 8872005: 1,3202006: 7342007: 8572008: 9792009: 6792010: 1,1512011: 7162012: 7962013: 9762014: 9412015: 5502016: 8442017: 1,1632018: 5192019: 7882020: 1,0992021: 8342022: 3192023: 9122024: 4582025: 4302026: 6231795186818941912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 54 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-01 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18041
18141
18181
18351
18361
18401
18462
18471
18501
18511
18571
18601
18611
18642
18651
18682
18721
18754
18782
18792
18803
18812
18841
18851
18862
18872
18882
18893
18902
18915
18926
18932
18945
18961
18974
18981
18998
19001
19015
19027
19039
19049
190513
190612
190731
190820
190949
191013
191122
191218
191354
191423
191527
191627
191737
191834
1919150
1920186
192141
192292
192364
192463
1925118
1926500
1927125
1928190
1929142
1930263
1931537
1932220
1933706
1934305
1935276
1936368
1937218
1938304
1939227
1940731
1941333
19421,036
1943526
1944229
1945350
1946415
1947655
1948774
1949405
1950439
1951894
1952557
1953917
19541,506
1955772
19561,106
1957359
1958448
1959764
1960737
1961588
1962615
1963704
1964312
1965360
1966707
1967948
1968426
1969429
19701,075
1971444
1972562
1973841
1974589
1975286
1976673
1977545
19781,202
1979612
1980507
19811,265
1982508
19831,423
1984640
1985789
1986512
19871,098
19881,058
1989949
1990922
1991633
19921,201
19931,101
19941,210
19951,365
19961,439
1997804
1998951
1999932
2000809
20011,106
20021,221
2003964
2004887
20051,320
2006734
2007857
2008979
2009679
20101,151
2011716
2012796
2013976
2014941
2015550
2016844
20171,163
2018519
2019788
20201,099
2021834
2022319
2023912
2024458
2025430
2026623

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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).