Weather Records on 13 May 1956

1,420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1956. Highest significance: Huntsville, CA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1956

On 13 May 1956, 1,420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
886 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,374 daily.
Huntsville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 13 May 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,420 stations

1,420 station records on 13 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Timmins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,420 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 371, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 515, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	371
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	515
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,187 broken records

Margins by which the 1,187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1956

Top 20 records on 13 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1956	Huntsville, CA	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Almora, IN	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Dargo, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Parry Sound, CA	all-time rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Muhammdi, IN	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Nawabganj, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Basti, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Bansgaon, IN	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1956	Pawayan, IN	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1956	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1956	Genoa, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1956	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1956	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1956	Reedy Flat, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1956	Hata, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	56 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 1,420 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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Data for records on 1956-05-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	1,117
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2