Weather Records on 13 May 1961

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1961. Highest significance: Patan, IN.

Key Facts for 13 May 1961

On 13 May 1961, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 550 daily.
Patan set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 13 May 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 13 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dasna	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1961

Top 20 records on 13 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1961	Patan, IN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Hecla, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Chugwater, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Propria, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Idaho Springs, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Archer, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Ames, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Lyman, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Ft Collins, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1961	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	37 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 556 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 25	417
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1