Weather Records on 13 May 1954

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1954. Highest significance: Beaufort Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1954

On 13 May 1954, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 307 daily.
Beaufort Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 13 May 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 13 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 13 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1954

Top 20 records on 13 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1954	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1954	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Batesville, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Palmetto, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Kolar, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Sucesso, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Ruston la Tech, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1954	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1954	Margherita, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1954	State UNIV, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1954	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1954	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1954	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1954	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	32 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 311 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	203
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2