Weather Records on 13 May 1913

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1913. Highest significance: Tenterden, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1913

On 13 May 1913, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 50 daily.
Tenterden set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 13 May 1913.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

50 stations

50 station records on 13 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 13 May 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 50.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1913

Top 20 records on 13 May 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1913	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1913	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1913	Calga, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Goonal, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Charlton, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Eversleigh, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Glenariff, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Robertsons Mount, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Dumble, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1913	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	19 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 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1913. 1913 had 50 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 5	17
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	4