Weather Records on 13 May 1924

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1924. Highest significance: St Helena Island, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1924

On 13 May 1924, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 94 daily.
St Helena Island set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 13 May 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 13 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 13 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1924

Top 20 records on 13 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1924	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1924	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Chatham, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Moxee, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Payette, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Moscow U of I, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Louisburg, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Ashland, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Framingham, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Fergus Falls, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Ashland #2, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1924	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 97 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 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	67
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1