Weather Records on 13 May 1963

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1963. Highest significance: Quandialla Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1963

On 13 May 1963, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 446 daily.
Quandialla Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 13 May 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 13 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jakora(Jakor)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanki	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berri Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barmera (Cobdogla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 13 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1963

Top 20 records on 13 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1963	Quandialla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1963	Geranium, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Jakora(Jakor), IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Quincy Exp STN, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Barry, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Cowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Kanki, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Vevay, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1963	Merweville, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 451 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	978
2015	632
2016	385
2017	572
2018	949
2019	524
2020	894
2021	656
2022	1,727
2023	550
2024	488
2025	887
2026	1,026

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).