Weather Records on 13 May 1976

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1976. Highest significance: Peppermint Grove, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1976

On 13 May 1976, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 537 daily.
Peppermint Grove set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 13 May 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

549 stations

549 station records on 13 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad del Maiz (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Pirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forquilhinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1976

Top 20 records on 13 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1976	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Tastyp, RU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Taquarucu, BR	monthly rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Berkeley, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Federal Pt, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Virginia, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Wien, AT	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	San Jose, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Ciudad del Maiz (Smn), MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Meleiro, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1976	Barra Do Pirai, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1976	Orleans-Montante (Pcd), BR	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	34 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 549 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	446
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1