Weather Records on 13 May 1975

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1975. Highest significance: Oakwood 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1975

On 13 May 1975, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 377 daily.
Oakwood 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 13 May 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 13 May 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beylagan Aerodrome	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1975

Top 20 records on 13 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1975	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Beylagan Aerodrome, AZ	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Denton 2 E, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Tanger, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Follett, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Bilasuvar, AZ	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Camargo, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Cimarron, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Skukuza, ZA	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Supply 1 E, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Taloga, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1975	Holyoke, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 381 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 2026-10-16 (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 50	323
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1