Weather Records on 14 May 1913

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1913. Highest significance: Kempsey (Wide Street), AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1913

On 14 May 1913, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 121 daily.
Kempsey (Wide Street) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 155.2 mm (6.1 in) on 14 May 1913.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 14 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jumble Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 14 May 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1913

Top 20 records on 14 May 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1913	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1913	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Dartmouth, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Llangollen, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Oakey Creek, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Turanville, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Jumble Plains, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1913	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	34 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

1813 to 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1913. 1913 had 125 records.

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

Records on 05-14 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1815	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1837	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1898	3
1899	2
1900	13
1901	4
1902	7
1903	7
1904	11
1905	4
1906	15
1907	17
1908	39
1909	44
1910	22
1911	15
1912	19
1913	125
1914	24
1915	196
1916	50
1917	79
1918	42
1919	29
1920	52
1921	61
1922	67
1923	94
1924	117
1925	59
1926	73
1927	173
1928	189
1929	176
1930	166
1931	733
1932	367
1933	653
1934	175
1935	255
1936	342
1937	432
1938	310
1939	323
1940	324
1941	569
1942	398
1943	543
1944	368
1945	665
1946	308
1947	282
1948	326
1949	302
1950	170
1951	444
1952	302
1953	730
1954	416
1955	600
1956	683
1957	580
1958	534
1959	501
1960	617
1961	627
1962	948
1963	422
1964	468
1965	313
1966	348
1967	715
1968	1,052
1969	638
1970	553
1971	562
1972	546
1973	802
1974	915
1975	386
1976	593
1977	1,109
1978	926
1979	481
1980	496
1981	494
1982	668
1983	1,176
1984	1,084
1985	915
1986	776
1987	1,145
1988	540
1989	521
1990	594
1991	1,181
1992	740
1993	989
1994	830
1995	2,263
1996	1,869
1997	887
1998	1,375
1999	817
2000	872
2001	1,197
2002	963
2003	959
2004	1,501
2005	748
2006	707
2007	957
2008	778
2009	693
2010	1,092
2011	888
2012	819
2013	1,218
2014	1,038
2015	559
2016	635
2017	393
2018	1,113
2019	483
2020	514
2021	404
2022	924
2023	591
2024	558
2025	785
2026	525

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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 10	53
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1