Weather Records on 13 May 1942

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1942. Highest significance: Ft Ripley, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1942

On 13 May 1942, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 638 daily.
Ft Ripley set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 13 May 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 13 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 13 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1942

Top 20 records on 13 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1942	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Lynch, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Clark, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	De Smet, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Koo Wee Rup, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Cloquet, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Garfield, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1942	Castlewood, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 650 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 25	496
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1