Weather Records on 13 May 1973

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1973. Highest significance: Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1973

On 13 May 1973, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 538 daily.
Brinkworth (Anama Park) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 May 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 13 May 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Ground	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 May 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 May 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1973

Top 20 records on 13 May 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1973	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1973	Cuba, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1973	Pabellon Campo Experimental, MX	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1973	Haileybury, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1973	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Bergland Dam, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Camp Crook, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Long Lake Dam, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	D'Java, GE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Prineville, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Rhinelander, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Liberty, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Mount Forest, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	De Sabla, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Orland, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Powell River, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	27 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 546 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 5	363
5 to 10	45
10 to 15	17
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	2