Weather Records on 15 May 1913

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1913. Highest significance: Turanville, AU.

Key Facts for 15 May 1913

On 15 May 1913, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 53 daily.
Turanville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 15 May 1913.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 15 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Conapaira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 46.

Records on 15 May 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 53.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1913

Top 20 records on 15 May 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 1913	Turanville, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 May 1913	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Scone (Philip Street), AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1913	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Belltrees 1, AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Llangollen, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Dartmouth, AU	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1913	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	21 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

1820 to 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1913. 1913 had 60 records.

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

Records on 05-15 in each year
Year	Records
1820	1
1825	1
1831	1
1832	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1855	2
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	3
1874	2
1876	4
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	3
1891	3
1893	5
1894	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	3
1899	9
1900	9
1901	2
1902	9
1903	4
1904	13
1905	16
1906	10
1907	27
1908	25
1909	89
1910	27
1911	27
1912	26
1913	60
1914	16
1915	236
1916	27
1917	80
1918	133
1919	25
1920	58
1921	92
1922	30
1923	125
1924	174
1925	100
1926	161
1927	191
1928	144
1929	161
1930	136
1931	459
1932	368
1933	439
1934	227
1935	288
1936	372
1937	373
1938	393
1939	351
1940	179
1941	454
1942	701
1943	568
1944	630
1945	588
1946	238
1947	334
1948	264
1949	363
1950	260
1951	736
1952	476
1953	426
1954	355
1955	538
1956	466
1957	521
1958	605
1959	764
1960	291
1961	508
1962	1,128
1963	782
1964	347
1965	320
1966	389
1967	609
1968	1,019
1969	790
1970	512
1971	351
1972	484
1973	818
1974	1,230
1975	372
1976	803
1977	1,186
1978	922
1979	404
1980	625
1981	586
1982	500
1983	1,215
1984	1,059
1985	649
1986	679
1987	1,073
1988	643
1989	552
1990	776
1991	1,179
1992	944
1993	784
1994	910
1995	1,750
1996	1,452
1997	1,175
1998	1,641
1999	810
2000	850
2001	1,280
2002	801
2003	1,023
2004	1,046
2005	767
2006	955
2007	949
2008	995
2009	675
2010	1,088
2011	1,298
2012	751
2013	1,081
2014	1,411
2015	717
2016	890
2017	435
2018	1,074
2019	627
2020	472
2021	412
2022	847
2023	566
2024	596
2025	801
2026	481

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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).