Weather Records on 13 May 1974

1,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1974. Highest significance: Karnak (Rosedale), AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1974

On 13 May 1974, 1,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Karnak (Rosedale) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.8 mm (2.3 in) on 13 May 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,122 stations

1,122 station records on 13 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buckleboo (Buclkeboo Post Offi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turner	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purnong (Claypans)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Afonso Bezerra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,122 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 645, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	645
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

970 broken records

Margins by which the 970 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1974

Top 20 records on 13 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1974	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	monthly rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Goroke (Kangawall), AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Bower, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Lock, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Chinook, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Appila, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Blanchetown, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Acude Varzea da Volta, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Ft Assiniboine, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Sutherlands, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1974	Buckleboo (Buclkeboo Post Offi, AU	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1974	Woolgangi, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1974	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1974	Gulnare, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1974	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	56 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 1,122 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 2026-10-17 (17 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	883
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1