Weather Records on 13 May 1998

1,402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1998. Highest significance: Poway Valley, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1998

On 13 May 1998, 1,402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
705 were record highs and 390 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,326 daily.
Poway Valley set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 13 May 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,402 stations

1,402 station records on 13 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Gabriel Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Ni Fc102C	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Suhobuzimskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Covina City Yard Fc387B	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos Det Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piru 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coacoyulillo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,402 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 288, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	288
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 60, daily 1,326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,114 broken records

Margins by which the 1,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1998

Top 20 records on 13 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1998	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Los Banos, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	San Gabriel Canyon Ph, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Fairmont, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Pasadena, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Redlands, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	San Gabriel Fire Dept, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Walnut Ni Fc102C, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Suhobuzimskoe, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Covina City Yard Fc387B, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1998	Glendora Fc 287B, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1998	La Crescenta Fc251 C, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1998	Mina, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1998	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1998	Mozajsk, RU	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1998	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1998	Culver City, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	55 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,402 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-05-13: 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	1,049
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2