Weather Records on 13 May 2009

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2009. Highest significance: Tver, RU.

Key Facts for 13 May 2009

On 13 May 2009, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 663 daily.
Tver set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 13 May 2009.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 13 May 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tver	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mogilev	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Puerto Montt	Chile	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Slavgorod	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heiloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santiam Jct.	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chechersk-In-Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antunez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sojna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strathtay Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staritsa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tepalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guanajuato (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Obispo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borisov	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Arroyo Prieto (Cf	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 May 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 May 2009 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 20, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2009

Top 20 records on 13 May 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2009	Tver, RU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2009	Mogilev, BY	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2009	Puerto Montt, CL	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Slavgorod, BY	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Heiloo, NL	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Jerecuaro, MX	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Maksatiha, RU	monthly rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Venice, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Santiam Jct., US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Chechersk-In-Gomel, BY	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Jesus Maria, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Bologoe, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Plant City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Payette, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Willow City, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Warrior L&D, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2009	Bottineau, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	46 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 690 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 50	484
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1