Weather Records on 13 May 1994

620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1994. Highest significance: Alta, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1994

On 13 May 1994, 620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 610 daily.
Alta set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 13 May 1994.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

620 stations

620 station records on 13 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zhaltyr	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis 21WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barao Ataliba Nogueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

620 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1994

Top 20 records on 13 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1994	Alta, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1994	Zhaltyr, KZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Bochil, MX	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Tropic, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Graz, AT	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Gold, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Humble Pump STN 5 WNW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Yorktown, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Ariri, BR	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Nhill, AU	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Atyrau, KZ	daily low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Dannemora, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Moroni, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1994	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1994	Ostuta, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1994	Carlsbad, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 620 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	470
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1