Weather Records on 13 May 1923

140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1923. Highest significance: Husum, DE.

Key Facts for 13 May 1923

On 13 May 1923, 140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 137 daily.
Husum set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 13 May 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

140 stations

140 station records on 13 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Ridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

140 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 60.

Records on 13 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

116 broken records

Margins by which the 116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1923

Top 20 records on 13 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1923	Husum, DE	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1923	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Malmesbury, ZA	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Jakutsk, RU	daily low min	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Sveg, SE	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1923	Vinga, SE	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	20 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 140 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 10	103
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1