Weather Records on 13 May 1985

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1985. Highest significance: Goodland, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1985

On 13 May 1985, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 910 daily.
Goodland set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 13 May 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 13 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yanchi	China	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zaltbommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 910.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 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 1985

Top 20 records on 13 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1985	Goodland, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1985	Legkraal, ZA	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1985	Yandal, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1985	York, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1985	Lamar, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Toccoa, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Bergen (Nh), NL	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Maandagshoek, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Beloit, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Marshall, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Yanchi, CN	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Kuressaare, EE	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Schellingwoude, NL	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Vrouwenpolder, NL	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1985	Cristais, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	49 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 939 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	978
2015	632
2016	385
2017	572
2018	949
2019	524
2020	894
2021	656
2022	1,727
2023	550
2024	488
2025	887
2026	1,026

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Data for records on 1985-05-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	722
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1