Weather Records on 13 May 1936

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1936. Highest significance: Beberu, IN.

Key Facts for 13 May 1936

On 13 May 1936, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 317 daily.
Beberu set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 13 May 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 13 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danforth (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 13 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1936

Top 20 records on 13 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1936	Beberu, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1936	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Talcher, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Coldwater, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Lindsay, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Saint John, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Lanka, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Shepherds Creek, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	65 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Danforth (1), US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Harrisville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Cairo River, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Jallesore, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1936	Cedarville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 319 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 5	185
5 to 10	33
10 to 15	15
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	4