Weather Records on 13 May 1950

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1950. Highest significance: Middelpos (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1950

On 13 May 1950, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 323 daily.
Middelpos (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 13 May 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 13 May 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 13 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1950

Top 20 records on 13 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1950	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1950	Uitkyk, ZA	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1950	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1950	Jagersfontein, ZA	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Taipu, BR	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Bulsfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Alexandria, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Jung Jung, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1950	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	35 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 331 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	259
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3