Weather Records on 13 May 1959

592 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1959. Highest significance: Newlands, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1959

On 13 May 1959, 592 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 581 daily.
Newlands set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 13 May 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

592 stations

592 station records on 13 May 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Felix	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

592 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 13 May 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1959

Top 20 records on 13 May 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1959	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1959	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1959	Clarington Lock 14, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Fielden, ZA	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Waynesburg 2 W, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Pikeville, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Claysville 3 W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Willow Lock 13, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1959	Baddeck, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1959	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1959	Andenes, NO	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1959	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1959	Framingham, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1959	Felix, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 592 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	404
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1