Weather Records on 13 May 1944

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1944. Highest significance: Cape Borda Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1944

On 13 May 1944, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 369 daily.
Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 13 May 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 13 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1944

Top 20 records on 13 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1944	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1944	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1944	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1944	Honnali, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1944	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1944	Wokha, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1944	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Ipswich, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Sawantwadi, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Rocky Mt, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Plum Island, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Escanaba, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	Russellville, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1944	McArthur, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 369 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 10	258
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1