Weather Records on 13 May 1999

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 1999. Highest significance: Morgan, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 1999

On 13 May 1999, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 347 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 705 daily.
Morgan set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 13 May 1999.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 13 May 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	42.7 C (108.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talas	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tokmak	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melilla	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luqa	Malta	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 13 May 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 13 May 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 1999

Top 20 records on 13 May 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 1999	Morgan, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1999	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	42.7 C (108.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Yining, CN	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Vasilevici, BY	monthly low min	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Talas, KG	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Valley Park, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Kingsley Dam, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Morrison, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Evanston 1 E, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Lakeview, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Kingston, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Soldier Summit, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Cheboygan, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Milaca, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	40 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 727 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 100	569
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1