Weather Records on 13 May 1931

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1931. Highest significance: Pilibhit City, IN.

Key Facts for 13 May 1931

On 13 May 1931, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 373 daily.
Pilibhit City set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 13 May 1931.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 13 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pallamallawa 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1931

Top 20 records on 13 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1931	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Baheri, IN	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Westernport, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1931	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Hardwar Mayapur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Puranpur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Scottsdale, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	17.7 C (63.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	State College, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1931	Murrawombi, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	27 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 386 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 20	300
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1