Weather Records on 13 May 1968

975 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1968. Highest significance: Wingen (Murrulla), AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1968

On 13 May 1968, 975 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 908 daily.
Wingen (Murrulla) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 13 May 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

975 stations

975 station records on 13 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Burren (Windella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allandale (Tingara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

975 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 705, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	705
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 65, daily 908.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1968

Top 20 records on 13 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1968	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Pilliga Post Office, AU	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Kickerbell, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	79 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Blackville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Burketown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Belltrees Homestead, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Malvern, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Upper Rouchel School, AU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1968	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	59 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 975 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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Data for records on 1968-05-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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	684
20 to 40	154
40 to 60	52
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2