Weather Records on 13 May 1987

1,101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1987. Highest significance: Birchip Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 May 1987

On 13 May 1987, 1,101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Birchip Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 13 May 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,101 stations

1,101 station records on 13 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lock Number 9	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bronzewing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairn Curran Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodre	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Transtrand_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kansai Internationa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,101 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 352, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	352
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1987

Top 20 records on 13 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1987	Birchip Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1987	Birchip (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1987	Ouyen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1987	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1987	Narraport, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar)), AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Murray Lock Number 9, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Bronzewing, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Nhill (Woorak), AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Wooroonook, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Tajshet, RU	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Pirlta, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Newstead, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Walpeup, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Werrimull, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1987	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,101 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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Data for records on 1987-05-13: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	866
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2