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Weather Records on 13 May 1920

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1920. Highest significance: Greensboro Lock 7, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1920

  • On 13 May 1920, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Greensboro Lock 7 set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 13 May 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 13 May 1920 34 station records on 13 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 13 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Greensboro Lock 7United StatesRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
FalmouthUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TuttlingenGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation13.9 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MunchebergGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WeimarGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TrawallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-SeineFranceRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-KirchhainGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature37.0 C (98.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 13 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 13 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 21. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.
Records on 13 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 May 1920 by timescale Records on 13 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 13 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1920 Margins by which the 27 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. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 810 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 27 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.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 108
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 352

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1920
Top 20 records on 13 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 May 1920Greensboro Lock 7, USdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)6 years41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1920Cherdyn', RUmonthly rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)13 years35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1920Athens, USdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)5 years30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily high min9.3 C (48.7 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)46 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Falmouth, USdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Tuttlingen, DEdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain13.9 mm (0.5 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Plauen, DEdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Sfax El-Maou, TNdaily high max32.0 C (89.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Muncheberg, DEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Weimar, DEdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Murphy 4ESE, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Harpers Ferry River, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Trawalla, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Weissenburg, DEdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1920Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FRdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)14 years12 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 1920
Records on 05-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 34 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: 9782015: 6322016: 3852017: 5722018: 9492019: 5242020: 8942021: 6562022: 1,7272023: 5502024: 4882025: 8872026: 1,0261794187618961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 34 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
2014978
2015632
2016385
2017572
2018949
2019524
2020894
2021656
20221,727
2023550
2024488
2025887
20261,026

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).