Weather Records on 13 May 1927

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1927. Highest significance: Chatham 2, CA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1927

On 13 May 1927, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 158 daily.
Chatham 2 set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 13 May 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 13 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1060.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1927

Top 20 records on 13 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1927	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1927	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Temple, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Grand Coteau, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Llano, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Blanco, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Santa Cruz, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Houma, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Melville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Farmington, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Skara 1, SE	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Baton Rouge, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1927	Hammond, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	10 years	21 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 165 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 200	147
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1