Weather Records on 13 May 1933

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1933. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1933

On 13 May 1933, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 693 daily.
Independence set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 13 May 1933.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 13 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farukhnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 310, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 288.

Records on 13 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	310
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1933

Top 20 records on 13 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1933	Independence, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Greenville Wtp, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Butlerville 2 WNW, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Hillsboro, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Mackinac Island, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Anderson, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Arcadia, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Springfield, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Salem, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Palani, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Tulsa, US	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1933	Veedersburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	34 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 709 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	504
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3