Weather Records on 13 May 1980

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1980. Highest significance: Robben Island (Vrt), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 May 1980

On 13 May 1980, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 556 daily.
Robben Island (Vrt) set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 13 May 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 13 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Musoma	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clendening Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bruceton 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tappan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1980

Top 20 records on 13 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1980	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1980	Lattakia, SY	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Vredenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Musoma, TZ	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Piedmont Lake, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Cadiz, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Barnesville, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Clendening Lake, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Wills Creek Lake, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Pine Bluffs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Surgut, RU	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Cartersville, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1980	Tullahoma, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 563 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 25	412
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1