Weather Records on 13 May 2010

1,362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2010. Highest significance: Ostanvik, SE.

Key Facts for 13 May 2010

On 13 May 2010, 1,362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 554 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,329 daily.
Ostanvik set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 13 May 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,362 stations

1,362 station records on 13 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ostanvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Regna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grycksbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,362 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 1,329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,105 broken records

Margins by which the 1,105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2010

Top 20 records on 13 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2010	Ostanvik, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2010	Regna_D, SE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Postville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Memphis, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Viroqua, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Valla, SE	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Downing, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Marlinton, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Hull, GB	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Galesburg, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Marengo, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Red Owl, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Lynch, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Osage, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Creighton, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Gladstone L/D 18, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2010	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	93 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,362 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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Data for records on 2010-05-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	1,056
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1