Weather Records on 13 May 1957

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1957. Highest significance: Muddebihal, IN.

Key Facts for 13 May 1957

On 13 May 1957, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 467 daily.
Muddebihal set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 13 May 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 13 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Takone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 467.

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 103.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1957

Top 20 records on 13 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1957	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Wickenburg, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Lampasas, US	all-time rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Gatesville, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Dhone, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Kooskia, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Newbern, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Chewelah, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Bagewadi, IN	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Arkalgud, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Hagansport, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Joliet, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1957	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	34 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 481 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 20	367
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1