Weather Records on 13 May 1972

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1972. Highest significance: Houma, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1972

On 13 May 1972, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 436 daily.
Houma set a daily record precipitation of 133.6 mm (5.3 in) on 13 May 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 13 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1972

Top 20 records on 13 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1972	Houma, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1972	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Weltevreden, ZA	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Ada, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Baddeck, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Chamberlain, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Walnut Creek 2 ESE, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Chattanooga AP, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Fairmont, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1972	Voewood, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	35 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 444 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 100	368
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1