Weather Records on 16 May 2013

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2013. Highest significance: Eagle, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 2013

On 16 May 2013, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 593 daily.
Eagle set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 16 May 2013.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 16 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loken I Volbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stavropol (Amsg)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Janov Stan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Mele	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shippensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1041.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 2013

Top 20 records on 16 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2013	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2013	Beito, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2013	Loken I Volbu, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	133 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Wewoka 3 SW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Stavropol (Amsg), RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Janov Stan, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Udialla, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Williams, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Solomons, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Kimberley (Siding), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Verona Villafranca, IT	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Antlers, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2013	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	133 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

1802 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2013. 2013 had 596 records.

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

Records on 05-16 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1820	1
1825	1
1832	1
1837	1
1847	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1871	1
1874	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	11
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	9
1904	17
1905	13
1906	25
1907	13
1908	6
1909	57
1910	24
1911	22
1912	13
1913	24
1914	11
1915	104
1916	38
1917	48
1918	395
1919	28
1920	69
1921	106
1922	31
1923	126
1924	152
1925	177
1926	211
1927	230
1928	121
1929	273
1930	170
1931	254
1932	441
1933	268
1934	304
1935	320
1936	520
1937	279
1938	299
1939	448
1940	334
1941	429
1942	721
1943	652
1944	531
1945	888
1946	327
1947	344
1948	281
1949	360
1950	210
1951	558
1952	773
1953	421
1954	251
1955	525
1956	697
1957	610
1958	361
1959	680
1960	370
1961	378
1962	1,295
1963	552
1964	313
1965	442
1966	420
1967	611
1968	790
1969	423
1970	520
1971	509
1972	625
1973	869
1974	1,207
1975	544
1976	518
1977	1,269
1978	808
1979	506
1980	830
1981	896
1982	427
1983	1,579
1984	981
1985	536
1986	747
1987	1,369
1988	946
1989	938
1990	1,068
1991	1,094
1992	809
1993	653
1994	705
1995	1,235
1996	1,835
1997	1,932
1998	1,500
1999	778
2000	1,129
2001	1,110
2002	694
2003	1,289
2004	869
2005	870
2006	1,345
2007	692
2008	1,034
2009	897
2010	836
2011	1,398
2012	770
2013	596
2014	1,483
2015	782
2016	793
2017	710
2018	1,013
2019	572
2020	431
2021	419
2022	717
2023	653
2024	601
2025	993
2026	558

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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	462
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1