Weather Records on 13 May 1955

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1955. Highest significance: Namdalseid, NO.

Key Facts for 13 May 1955

On 13 May 1955, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 491 daily.
Namdalseid set a daily record snow depth of 30.0 cm (11.8 in) on 13 May 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 13 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horner	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1955

Top 20 records on 13 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1955	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Portland, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	New Burnside, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Hot Springs 2, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Horner, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Crawford, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Cedar Lake, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Ovando, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1955	Vandalia, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	39 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 502 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 50	391
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2