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Weather Records on 5 May 1913

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1913. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1913

  • On 5 May 1913, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 18 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 44 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 May 1913.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 5 May 1913 46 station records on 5 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 5 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation84.3 mm (3.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon ForestryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.5 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MicurinskRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus MarshAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 5 May 1913 by type Records set or tied on 5 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 22. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.
Records on 5 May 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 May 1913 by timescale Records on 5 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 44. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 44all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 44.
Records on 5 May 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily44

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1913 Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3410 to 20: 320 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 1034
10 to 203
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1913
Top 20 records on 5 May 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 May 1913Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)24 years48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1913Lawrence, USdaily rain84.3 mm (3.3 in)51.0 mm (2.0 in)3 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1913Macedon Forestry, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)24 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Hamilton, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)39 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Gorlitz, DEdaily rain25.5 mm (1.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)3 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Yan Yean, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Magdeburg, DEdaily rain16.1 mm (0.6 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Kew, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Ballan, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Quebec, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Montreal McGill, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Chatham, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Lakefield, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Kazan, RUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Lorne Post Office, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1913Hamilton, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 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 05-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 46 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11836: 11837: 11840: 11850: 41852: 11855: 11856: 21859: 21861: 51862: 11864: 21867: 11875: 21877: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31888: 31889: 51890: 21891: 31892: 51894: 31895: 21896: 11897: 21898: 61899: 51900: 31901: 21902: 51903: 91904: 141905: 171906: 41907: 161908: 141909: 171910: 191911: 171912: 171913: 461914: 391915: 731916: 981917: 701918: 241919: 771920: 411921: 631922: 981923: 1391924: 1321925: 1431926: 2201927: 1151928: 1491929: 2561930: 4691931: 2501932: 1661933: 3391934: 4481935: 4171936: 3771937: 1591938: 3621939: 2221940: 4461941: 4151942: 5291943: 4271944: 1,2371945: 3551946: 3061947: 5281948: 6711949: 1,0991950: 8931951: 1741952: 7231953: 6591954: 6071955: 3821956: 3631957: 5611958: 4041959: 5871960: 7731961: 6441962: 2611963: 2491964: 6431965: 7241966: 1,4131967: 6131968: 4341969: 5301970: 3861971: 4441972: 2921973: 5421974: 7161975: 7111976: 4021977: 7081978: 1,0331979: 1,5341980: 5621981: 5241982: 6591983: 4751984: 7671985: 4631986: 9681987: 8951988: 8201989: 9411990: 1,5111991: 1,1761992: 1,0041993: 7251994: 7431995: 8881996: 1,3681997: 1,2201998: 1,7071999: 1,3012000: 1,4422001: 9632002: 8832003: 1,7922004: 1,4012005: 1,0092006: 6572007: 8502008: 4532009: 7512010: 1,0532011: 8572012: 1,2812013: 1,2652014: 6802015: 7832016: 5542017: 8492018: 4812019: 5382020: 4032021: 7332022: 5142023: 5792024: 9612025: 7172026: 5381795187919001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 46 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-05 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18361
18371
18401
18504
18521
18551
18562
18592
18615
18621
18642
18671
18752
18772
18781
18792
18801
18821
18842
18851
18863
18883
18895
18902
18913
18925
18943
18952
18961
18972
18986
18995
19003
19012
19025
19039
190414
190517
19064
190716
190814
190917
191019
191117
191217
191346
191439
191573
191698
191770
191824
191977
192041
192163
192298
1923139
1924132
1925143
1926220
1927115
1928149
1929256
1930469
1931250
1932166
1933339
1934448
1935417
1936377
1937159
1938362
1939222
1940446
1941415
1942529
1943427
19441,237
1945355
1946306
1947528
1948671
19491,099
1950893
1951174
1952723
1953659
1954607
1955382
1956363
1957561
1958404
1959587
1960773
1961644
1962261
1963249
1964643
1965724
19661,413
1967613
1968434
1969530
1970386
1971444
1972292
1973542
1974716
1975711
1976402
1977708
19781,033
19791,534
1980562
1981524
1982659
1983475
1984767
1985463
1986968
1987895
1988820
1989941
19901,511
19911,176
19921,004
1993725
1994743
1995888
19961,368
19971,220
19981,707
19991,301
20001,442
2001963
2002883
20031,792
20041,401
20051,009
2006657
2007850
2008453
2009751
20101,053
2011857
20121,281
20131,265
2014680
2015783
2016554
2017849
2018481
2019538
2020403
2021733
2022514
2023579
2024961
2025717
2026538

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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).