Weather Records on 5 May 2013

1,265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2013. Highest significance: Anderson, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 2013

On 5 May 2013, 1,265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 860 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,156 daily.
Anderson set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 5 May 2013.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,265 stations

1,265 station records on 5 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novo-Jerusalim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tok	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,265 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 455, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 405, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 5 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	455
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	405
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 5 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 109, daily 1,156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,009 broken records

Margins by which the 1,009 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2013

Top 20 records on 5 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2013	Anderson, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	113 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2013	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	111 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2013	Talladega, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Calhoun 2 N, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	N Fk 2, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Pierce 1 E, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Scottsboro, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Union Springs 9 S, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Hardy, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	119 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Howard 2SE, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Biloxi, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Novo-Jerusalim, RU	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2013	Summerville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	49 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

1795 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2013. 2013 had 1,265 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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 100	994
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1