Weather Records on 13 May 1940

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1940. Highest significance: Lihue 1020, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1940

On 13 May 1940, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 487 daily.
Lihue 1020 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 401.6 mm (15.8 in) on 13 May 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 13 May 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	401.6 mm (15.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1940

Top 20 records on 13 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1940	Lihue 1020, US	all-time rain	401.6 mm (15.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1940	Halaula 1110, US	monthly rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Washburn, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Koloa 936, US	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Dauphin, CA	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	Russell, CA	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1940	St Augustine, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1940	Granville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1940	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1940	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1940	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1940	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	31 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 495 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 20	350
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1