Weather Records on 13 May 1971

843 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1971. Highest significance: Brocken, DE.

Key Facts for 13 May 1971

On 13 May 1971, 843 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 824 daily.
Brocken set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 13 May 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

843 stations

843 station records on 13 May 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Knob	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hopes Advance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Botanischer Garten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cullers 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

843 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 May 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 May 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1971

Top 20 records on 13 May 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1971	Brocken, DE	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1971	State UNIV, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1971	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Buckingham, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Lexington, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	High Pt, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Cuba, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Chatham, US	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Tasman Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Chester 1 SE, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Gaston Shoals, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Essen-Bredeney, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Salisbury, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Rocky Knob, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1971	Cape Hopes Advance, CA	monthly snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	37 years	44 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 843 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	617
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1