Weather Records on 13 May 1938

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1938. Highest significance: Cooeearup, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1938

On 13 May 1938, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 425 daily.
Cooeearup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 13 May 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 13 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denninup Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 13 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1938

Top 20 records on 13 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1938	Cooeearup, AU	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Albany, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Kalyanganj, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Soro, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Donnybrook, AU	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Bhadrak, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Houlton, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Nannup, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1938	Denninup Vale, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1938	Biddelia, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1938	Lake Muir, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1938	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1938	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	29 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 443 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	320
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2