Weather Records on 13 May 1921

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1921. Highest significance: Perth Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1921

On 13 May 1921, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 62 daily.
Perth Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 13 May 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 13 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rollands Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 37.

Records on 13 May 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1921

Top 20 records on 13 May 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1921	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1921	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Wollong, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Rollands Plains, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Mein Station, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Tomago, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Hingham (1), US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1921	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	16 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 62 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 May 1921
Margin	Records
0 to 10	40
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1