Weather Records on 13 May 1966

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1966. Highest significance: Tallapoosa 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1966

On 13 May 1966, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 477 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 669 daily.
Tallapoosa 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 13 May 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 13 May 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klepinino	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 283, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 May 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	283
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 May 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1966

Top 20 records on 13 May 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1966	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Olovjannaja, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Laghouat, DZ	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Calera, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Klepinino, UA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Clanton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Ridgway, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Creekside, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Winfield 2 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Storm Lake, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Kipling 4 NNW, US	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Orange, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Philippi, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1966	Guntersville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 683 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	527
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1