Weather Records on 13 May 2008

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2008. Highest significance: Gunnison 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 2008

On 13 May 2008, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 624 daily.
Gunnison 3SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 13 May 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 13 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ejido de Llano Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bienville 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bustamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puente de Ixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nexpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Brockman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 13 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 13 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2008

Top 20 records on 13 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2008	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2008	Ejido de Llano Grande, MX	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Sunset Crater Nm, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Pointe Noire, CG	daily high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Sunset Crater Nm, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Monticello 2E, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Elizabethton, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Bienville 3 NE, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Bustamante, MX	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Puente de Ixtla, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Shreveport, US	monthly rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Kremmling, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Rison, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2008	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	41 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 663 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 200	469
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1