Weather Records on 4 May 1913

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1913. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1913

On 4 May 1913, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 62 daily.
Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 4 May 1913.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

63 stations

63 station records on 4 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 May 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1913

Top 20 records on 4 May 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1913	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1913	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1913	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Toronto, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Buffalo, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Stratford, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1913	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	15 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 63 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1913-05-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	48
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1