Weather Records on 13 May 1917

91 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1917. Highest significance: Point Escuminac, CA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1917

On 13 May 1917, 91 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 88 daily.
Point Escuminac set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 13 May 1917.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

91 stations

91 station records on 13 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Corrong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

91 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 55.

Records on 13 May 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1917

Top 20 records on 13 May 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1917	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Cap Madeleine, CA	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Fort National, DZ	monthly high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Hallett, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	9.9 C (49.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Uccle, BE	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Durham, GB	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Woodside, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1917	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	17 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 91 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	61
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1