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Weather Records on 13 May 1919

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1919. Highest significance: Bourke Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1919

  • On 13 May 1919, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Bourke Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 13 May 1919.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 13 May 1919 37 station records on 13 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 13 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
PallalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CarcoarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation99.1 mm (3.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Emu PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Peak DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BourkeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
CannonbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GraginAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MethvenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine PdeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MoonageeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 13 May 1919 by type Records set or tied on 13 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 28. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.
Records on 13 May 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 May 1919 by timescale Records on 13 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 13 May 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1919 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 113 to 5: 55 to 8: 38 to 10: 410 to 13: 513 to 15: 315 to 18: 218 to 20: 20 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 311
3 to 55
5 to 83
8 to 104
10 to 135
13 to 153
15 to 182
18 to 202

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1919
Top 20 records on 13 May 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 May 1919Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)35 years30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Pallal, AUdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)30 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Dunlop, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Salekhard, RUdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Carcoar, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Camboon Station, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Banana Post Office, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Nyngan (Merryanbone), AUdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Bingara Post Office, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Lithgow (Birdwood St), AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Moree Post Office, AUmonthly rain99.1 mm (3.9 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Emu Plains, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Bingara (Keera), AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Quebec, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Grenfell, CAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Peak Downs, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Fort Bourke, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1919Gravesend Post Office, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)30 years15 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 1919
Records on 05-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 37 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11799: 11806: 11811: 11814: 11816: 11820: 11833: 11834: 11842: 11848: 21851: 11859: 11860: 21866: 11867: 11868: 11876: 11877: 11878: 11879: 31881: 41882: 21883: 21884: 11885: 31886: 41887: 11889: 11890: 21891: 21893: 11894: 31895: 51896: 71897: 61898: 21899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 61903: 41904: 141905: 161906: 311907: 251908: 261909: 101910: 241911: 221912: 511913: 501914: 1181915: 1331916: 391917: 911918: 2081919: 371920: 341921: 621922: 451923: 1401924: 971925: 1301926: 1011927: 1651928: 2271929: 1451930: 1971931: 3861932: 2681933: 7091934: 2631935: 3191936: 3191937: 1861938: 4431939: 3091940: 4951941: 6621942: 6501943: 6051944: 3691945: 5071946: 3491947: 2991948: 3821949: 4621950: 3311951: 5381952: 4121953: 1,0531954: 3111955: 5021956: 1,4201957: 4811958: 6321959: 5921960: 1,4661961: 5561962: 9781963: 4511964: 4691965: 2661966: 6831967: 6091968: 9751969: 6631970: 7231971: 8431972: 4441973: 5461974: 1,1221975: 3811976: 5491977: 8341978: 9321979: 6331980: 5631981: 4691982: 9531983: 1,0411984: 1,0051985: 9391986: 7761987: 1,1011988: 8761989: 6691990: 7191991: 1,0461992: 9621993: 9501994: 6201995: 1,8831996: 1,9801997: 1,1131998: 1,4021999: 7272000: 1,1972001: 1,1422002: 1,2252003: 6952004: 1,3282005: 8892006: 7772007: 6552008: 6632009: 6902010: 1,3622011: 7152012: 7322013: 1,0512014: 9792015: 6322016: 3852017: 5722018: 9492019: 5242020: 8942021: 6562022: 1,7272023: 5502024: 4882025: 8872026: 1,0271794187618961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 37 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-13 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17991
18061
18111
18141
18161
18201
18331
18341
18421
18482
18511
18591
18602
18661
18671
18681
18761
18771
18781
18793
18814
18822
18832
18841
18853
18864
18871
18891
18902
18912
18931
18943
18955
18967
18976
18982
18992
19006
19015
19026
19034
190414
190516
190631
190725
190826
190910
191024
191122
191251
191350
1914118
1915133
191639
191791
1918208
191937
192034
192162
192245
1923140
192497
1925130
1926101
1927165
1928227
1929145
1930197
1931386
1932268
1933709
1934263
1935319
1936319
1937186
1938443
1939309
1940495
1941662
1942650
1943605
1944369
1945507
1946349
1947299
1948382
1949462
1950331
1951538
1952412
19531,053
1954311
1955502
19561,420
1957481
1958632
1959592
19601,466
1961556
1962978
1963451
1964469
1965266
1966683
1967609
1968975
1969663
1970723
1971843
1972444
1973546
19741,122
1975381
1976549
1977834
1978932
1979633
1980563
1981469
1982953
19831,041
19841,005
1985939
1986776
19871,101
1988876
1989669
1990719
19911,046
1992962
1993950
1994620
19951,883
19961,980
19971,113
19981,402
1999727
20001,197
20011,142
20021,225
2003695
20041,328
2005889
2006777
2007655
2008663
2009690
20101,362
2011715
2012732
20131,051
2014979
2015632
2016385
2017572
2018949
2019524
2020894
2021656
20221,727
2023550
2024488
2025887
20261,027

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).