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Weather Records on 28 May 1913

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1913. Highest significance: Kingston Queens U, CA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1913

  • On 28 May 1913, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Kingston Queens U set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 28 May 1913.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 28 May 1913 28 station records on 28 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 28 May 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 May 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily precipitation62.2 mm (2.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 28 May 1913 by type Records set or tied on 28 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 May 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 28 May 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 May 1913 by timescale Records on 28 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 May 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 24.
Records on 28 May 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1913 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 44 to 6: 46 to 8: 18 to 10: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 44
4 to 64
6 to 81
8 to 102

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1913
Top 20 records on 28 May 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 May 1913Kingston Queens U, CAmonthly rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)41 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Maccue, CAmonthly rain62.2 mm (2.4 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)28 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Anticosti SW Point, CAmonthly high max25.6 C (78.1 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)2 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)51 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max10.9 C (51.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Umea, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)46 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Streaky Bay, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Brome, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Port Hastings, CAdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Camden 3 W, USdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Minnedosa, CAdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily high min14.5 C (58.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min16.4 C (61.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1913Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 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 on 05-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1913. 1913 had 28 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11797: 11811: 11824: 11832: 11836: 51840: 11841: 11847: 21848: 11851: 21857: 11858: 11863: 11865: 11868: 41869: 11876: 11879: 21880: 21884: 31885: 21887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 31891: 21892: 91893: 21894: 91895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 11899: 61900: 41901: 61902: 121903: 91904: 61905: 141906: 311907: 361908: 261909: 71910: 181911: 421912: 191913: 281914: 581915: 271916: 241917: 361918: 431919: 431920: 331921: 871922: 801923: 721924: 1091925: 1221926: 1431927: 3011928: 1501929: 3551930: 1311931: 5741932: 1711933: 2121934: 5371935: 1861936: 3371937: 2121938: 2851939: 4331940: 2171941: 7111942: 2791943: 2381944: 3301945: 3311946: 4131947: 1,0491948: 3331949: 3211950: 2761951: 5031952: 3141953: 3921954: 3821955: 4131956: 4561957: 2721958: 7921959: 5571960: 4311961: 1,0261962: 8591963: 3681964: 3941965: 5361966: 2841967: 3501968: 6101969: 8631970: 3101971: 7671972: 5751973: 8341974: 5851975: 3971976: 9141977: 8261978: 8021979: 5211980: 8081981: 7111982: 1,2041983: 1,6661984: 1,3571985: 9141986: 5911987: 1,1391988: 8061989: 8171990: 1,0241991: 1,6471992: 1,6101993: 8701994: 9811995: 1,0781996: 1,4381997: 1,1081998: 1,0431999: 9522000: 1,2292001: 1,0242002: 6122003: 1,0492004: 8752005: 1,0322006: 1,5662007: 1,0842008: 9022009: 7332010: 9372011: 1,1882012: 1,2372013: 5412014: 7812015: 4872016: 6252017: 7102018: 1,3482019: 9732020: 8752021: 5372022: 4762023: 4452024: 9072025: 6632026: 1,0531794187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1913. 1913 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-28 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17971
18111
18241
18321
18365
18401
18411
18472
18481
18512
18571
18581
18631
18651
18684
18691
18761
18792
18802
18843
18852
18871
18883
18893
18903
18912
18929
18932
18949
18951
18965
18976
18981
18996
19004
19016
190212
19039
19046
190514
190631
190736
190826
19097
191018
191142
191219
191328
191458
191527
191624
191736
191843
191943
192033
192187
192280
192372
1924109
1925122
1926143
1927301
1928150
1929355
1930131
1931574
1932171
1933212
1934537
1935186
1936337
1937212
1938285
1939433
1940217
1941711
1942279
1943238
1944330
1945331
1946413
19471,049
1948333
1949321
1950276
1951503
1952314
1953392
1954382
1955413
1956456
1957272
1958792
1959557
1960431
19611,026
1962859
1963368
1964394
1965536
1966284
1967350
1968610
1969863
1970310
1971767
1972575
1973834
1974585
1975397
1976914
1977826
1978802
1979521
1980808
1981711
19821,204
19831,666
19841,357
1985914
1986591
19871,139
1988806
1989817
19901,024
19911,647
19921,610
1993870
1994981
19951,078
19961,438
19971,108
19981,043
1999952
20001,229
20011,024
2002612
20031,049
2004875
20051,032
20061,566
20071,084
2008902
2009733
2010937
20111,188
20121,237
2013541
2014781
2015487
2016625
2017710
20181,348
2019973
2020875
2021537
2022476
2023445
2024907
2025663
20261,053

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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).