Weather Records on 21 May 2013

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 2013. Highest significance: Carlinville, US.

Key Facts for 21 May 2013

On 21 May 2013, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 854 daily.
Carlinville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 21 May 2013.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 21 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Puskinskie_Gory	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quickborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loten_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hohn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hohwacht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wagersrott	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sektagli	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akrestrommen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Smith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heltermaa	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ven	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainy Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzerhaken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 302, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	302
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1194.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 2013

Top 20 records on 21 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 2013	Carlinville, US	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2013	Thomas River, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2013	Puskinskie_Gory, RU	monthly rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2013	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2013	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2013	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2013	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	I Dunno, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Quickborn, DE	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Wewoka 3 SW, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	West Lort River, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Wittenborn, DE	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Freiburg/Elbe, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Gluckstadt, DE	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	62 years	53 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

1793 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 884 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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Data for records on 2013-05-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 200	714
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1