Weather Records on 14 May 2013

1,218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2013. Highest significance: Paakea 350, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 2013

On 14 May 2013, 1,218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
605 were record highs and 456 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,185 daily.
Paakea 350 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 419.1 mm (16.5 in) on 14 May 2013.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,218 stations

1,218 station records on 14 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	419.1 mm (16.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawbury	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyonshall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Conos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,218 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 395, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 315, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	395
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	315
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 1,185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 915.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2013

Top 20 records on 14 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2013	Paakea 350, US	monthly rain	419.1 mm (16.5 in)	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2013	Rosa Brook, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2013	Yichang, CN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2013	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	130 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Shawbury, GB	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Evanston 1 E, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Booneville, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Geneva, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Eagle, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Imperial, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Mitchell 5E, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Gundare, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Troy, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2013	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 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

1813 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2013. 2013 had 1,218 records.

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

Records on 05-14 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1815	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1837	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1898	3
1899	2
1900	13
1901	4
1902	7
1903	7
1904	11
1905	4
1906	15
1907	17
1908	39
1909	44
1910	22
1911	15
1912	19
1913	125
1914	24
1915	196
1916	50
1917	79
1918	42
1919	29
1920	52
1921	61
1922	67
1923	94
1924	117
1925	59
1926	73
1927	173
1928	189
1929	176
1930	166
1931	733
1932	367
1933	653
1934	175
1935	255
1936	342
1937	432
1938	310
1939	323
1940	324
1941	569
1942	398
1943	543
1944	368
1945	665
1946	308
1947	282
1948	326
1949	302
1950	170
1951	444
1952	302
1953	730
1954	416
1955	600
1956	683
1957	580
1958	534
1959	501
1960	617
1961	627
1962	948
1963	422
1964	468
1965	313
1966	348
1967	715
1968	1,052
1969	638
1970	553
1971	562
1972	546
1973	802
1974	915
1975	386
1976	593
1977	1,109
1978	926
1979	481
1980	496
1981	494
1982	668
1983	1,176
1984	1,084
1985	915
1986	776
1987	1,145
1988	540
1989	521
1990	594
1991	1,181
1992	740
1993	989
1994	830
1995	2,263
1996	1,869
1997	887
1998	1,375
1999	817
2000	872
2001	1,197
2002	963
2003	959
2004	1,501
2005	748
2006	707
2007	957
2008	778
2009	693
2010	1,092
2011	888
2012	819
2013	1,218
2014	1,038
2015	559
2016	635
2017	393
2018	1,113
2019	483
2020	514
2021	404
2022	924
2023	591
2024	558
2025	785
2026	525

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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 200	883
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1