Weather Records on 13 April 2005

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 2005. Highest significance: Raleigh 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 2005

On 13 April 2005, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 413 daily.
Raleigh 4 SW set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 13 April 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 13 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calipan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heathlands National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alkali Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Poplars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Refugio de Los Ibarra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lanzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Sur	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 2005

Top 20 records on 13 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 2005	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Calipan, MX	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Petaluma AP, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Lima, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Wallowa, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Heathlands National Park, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Alkali Lake, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Milpa Alta, MX	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Songli, NO	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Polson, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2005	Orleans, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2005	The Poplars, US	monthly low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2005	Zacatecas (Dge), MX	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	33 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

1798 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2005. 2005 had 425 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 20	289
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1