Weather Records on 13 May 1984

1,005 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1984. Highest significance: Oconto 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1984

On 13 May 1984, 1,005 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 409 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 991 daily.
Oconto 4 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 13 May 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,005 stations

1,005 station records on 13 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balmaha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,005 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

844 broken records

Margins by which the 844 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 1984

Top 20 records on 13 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1984	Oconto 4 W, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1984	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Trenton, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Carlinville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Villa Guerrero, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Podor, SN	daily high min	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	126 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Villa Obregon, MX	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Rangely 1E, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Aneth Plt, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Palmerville, AU	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Aachen, DE	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Paso Robles, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1984	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	36 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 1,005 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 25	825
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1