Weather Records on 13 May 2011

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2011. Highest significance: Sand I Ryfylke II, NO.

Key Facts for 13 May 2011

On 13 May 2011, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 696 daily.
Sand I Ryfylke II set a daily record precipitation of 49.1 mm (1.9 in) on 13 May 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 13 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Polk	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rissna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jomala Jomalaby	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hassela_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuggoren A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vologda	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chalk Hill 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Mills	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2011

Top 20 records on 13 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2011	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2011	Egvekinot, RU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2011	Polk, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Parainen Uto, FI	monthly rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Kaena Pt 841.3, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Rissna_D, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Jomala Jomalaby, FI	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Surprise, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Lodgepole, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Northway AP, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Somerville Dam, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Bay Minette, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Marshall, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Mead 6S, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Ulvsjon, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2011	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	37 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 715 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	480
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1