Weather Records on 13 May 1993

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1993. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 13 May 1993

On 13 May 1993, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 905 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 36.4 mm (1.4 in) on 13 May 1993.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 13 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ludenscheid (Zeppelin-Gymnasiu	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nurburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bettborn-Pratz	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pohakea Brg 307.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barranco Azul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Trinidad	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

751 broken records

Margins by which the 751 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1993

Top 20 records on 13 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1993	Armagh, GB	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	132 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1993	Manderscheid-Sonnenhof, DE	all-time rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1993	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1993	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1993	Bowhill, GB	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1993	Trier, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Stormont Castle, GB	monthly rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Durham, GB	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Springvale, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	monthly rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Ludenscheid (Zeppelin-Gymnasiu, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Nurburg, DE	monthly rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Trier-Petrisberg, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Ardtalnaig, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Preston: Moor Park, GB	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Dillenburg, DE	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1993	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	46 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 950 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 10	672
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3