Weather Records on 13 May 1990

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1990. Highest significance: Leakesville 6 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1990

On 13 May 1990, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 696 daily.
Leakesville 6 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 140.5 mm (5.5 in) on 13 May 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 13 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mingachevir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casimiro Castillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evlakh Airport	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1990

Top 20 records on 13 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1990	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1990	Monticello, US	monthly rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1990	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1990	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1990	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1990	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	all-time rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1990	Rutland, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	New Orleans D P S 5, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Sumrall, US	all-time rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Merrill, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Logansport, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Wallace 2 E, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	St Joseph 3 N, US	monthly rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Brookhaven City, US	all-time rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Purvis 2N, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Kenton, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Khankandy, AZ	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1990	Mize 3SW, US	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 719 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 1990-05-13: 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 20	511
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1