Weather Records on 13 May 1918

208 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1918. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1918

On 13 May 1918, 208 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 171 daily.
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 13 May 1918.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

208 stations

208 station records on 13 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Nangeela)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

208 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 13 May 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 29, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1918

Top 20 records on 13 May 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1918	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Strathbogie North, AU	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Yielima Post Office, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Violet Town, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Boomanoomana, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	all-time rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Beechworth Composite, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Nelson, AU	all-time rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Euroa, AU	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Albury, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Cornalla, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Steam Plains 2, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1918	Barmah East, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 208 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	81
5 to 10	42
10 to 15	31
15 to 20	22
20 to 25	10
25 to 30	7
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2