Weather Records on 13 May 1943

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1943. Highest significance: Steynsburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1943

On 13 May 1943, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 587 daily.
Steynsburg set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 13 May 1943.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 13 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 13 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1943

Top 20 records on 13 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1943	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1943	Aiea Fld 764A, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Tranqubar, IN	monthly rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Neidavasal, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Suldalsvatn, NO	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Kodavasal, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1943	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	44 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 605 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	466
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1