Weather Records on 13 May 1914

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1914. Highest significance: Alexandra (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1914

On 13 May 1914, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 118 daily.
Alexandra (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 13 May 1914.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 13 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Castlemaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 May 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

110 broken records

Margins by which the 110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1914

Top 20 records on 13 May 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1914	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1914	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1914	Kaarimba, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1914	Euroa, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1914	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Cornalla, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Moama, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Westminster, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Lyonville, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Elmore, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1914	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	20 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 118 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	62
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	11
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1