Weather Records on 13 May 2001

1,142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2001. Highest significance: Dutch Harbor, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 2001

On 13 May 2001, 1,142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
685 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Dutch Harbor set a daily record precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 13 May 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,142 stations

1,142 station records on 13 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ozerna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomichna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Negros Admrty Is/Momote S	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,142 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 387, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 13 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	387
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

896 broken records

Margins by which the 896 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2001

Top 20 records on 13 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2001	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2001	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Ozerna, UA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Wellesbourne, GB	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Colville, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Ekalaka, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Glasgow #2, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Red Lodge, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Antalya, TR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Keele, GB	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Pomichna, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Snowflake, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Brackettville, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Aldama (Dge), MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Eldon, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2001	Los Negros Admrty Is/Momote S, PG	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	39 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,142 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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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 10	851
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1