Weather Records on 13 May 1939

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1939. Highest significance: Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1939

On 13 May 1939, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 297 daily.
Old Noarlunga Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 13 May 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 13 May 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 13 May 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1939

Top 20 records on 13 May 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1939	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Stuttgart, DE	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Telangatuk (Scholfield), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Araria, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1939	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Khajauli, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Ulm, DE	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Castra Central, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Wartook Reservoir, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Wartook Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Milan, IT	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1939	Pomonal Windy Ridge, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	25 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 309 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 10	210
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1