Weather Records on 13 May 1949

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1949. Highest significance: Daudnagar(Haspur), IN.

Key Facts for 13 May 1949

On 13 May 1949, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 452 daily.
Daudnagar(Haspur) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 13 May 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 13 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Binka	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1949

Top 20 records on 13 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1949	Daudnagar(Haspur), IN	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1949	Gidhour, IN	monthly rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Chunar, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Pratapgarh, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Clovis, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Patti, IN	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Kunda, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Badami, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Hvar, HR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Gokak, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Arukutty, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Watrap, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1949	Koath, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1949	Triprayar, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1949	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1949	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1949	Asola, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	33 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 462 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	348
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3