Weather Records on 31 May 2013

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2013. Highest significance: Batesville L&D 1, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 2013

On 31 May 2013, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
552 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 998 daily.
Batesville L&D 1 set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 31 May 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 31 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	129.7 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washita	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Jarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geisingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Kaddyinna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 31 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 31 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 101, daily 998.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2013

Top 20 records on 31 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2013	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 May 2013	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	106 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Macedon Forestry, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Myrup, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Waldron, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Colstrip, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Mtn View, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Schmucke, DE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Saentis, CH	daily rain	129.7 mm (5.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Mena, US	monthly rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Newcastle, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Parks 6 ENE, US	monthly rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2013	Gaya, IN	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2013	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	135 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2013	Warsaw, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2013	Hallett, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	123 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2013	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2013	Botkinburg 3 NE, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	57 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

1811 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2013. 2013 had 1,100 records.

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

Records on 05-31 in each year
Year	Records
1811	1
1818	3
1827	1
1836	2
1845	1
1847	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1864	2
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	4
1869	1
1871	2
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1897	5
1898	7
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	9
1903	17
1904	19
1905	7
1906	11
1907	20
1908	12
1909	8
1910	26
1911	20
1912	15
1913	83
1914	20
1915	23
1916	23
1917	13
1918	20
1919	44
1920	46
1921	157
1922	49
1923	98
1924	152
1925	226
1926	228
1927	121
1928	67
1929	246
1930	612
1931	223
1932	181
1933	397
1934	782
1935	156
1936	559
1937	462
1938	424
1939	461
1940	383
1941	410
1942	364
1943	552
1944	372
1945	457
1946	380
1947	439
1948	295
1949	303
1950	467
1951	640
1952	374
1953	654
1954	445
1955	534
1956	632
1957	304
1958	429
1959	459
1960	247
1961	472
1962	565
1963	354
1964	1,237
1965	494
1966	601
1967	987
1968	276
1969	555
1970	573
1971	714
1972	1,127
1973	418
1974	473
1975	797
1976	435
1977	605
1978	873
1979	915
1980	517
1981	775
1982	817
1983	1,494
1984	2,047
1985	790
1986	1,365
1987	822
1988	1,255
1989	912
1990	900
1991	1,381
1992	1,031
1993	982
1994	776
1995	693
1996	946
1997	1,163
1998	1,215
1999	790
2000	1,172
2001	1,047
2002	1,162
2003	831
2004	1,071
2005	724
2006	1,045
2007	793
2008	809
2009	570
2010	741
2011	1,498
2012	764
2013	1,100
2014	565
2015	704
2016	402
2017	440
2018	1,211
2019	420
2020	673
2021	834
2022	902
2023	454
2024	809
2025	1,204
2026	536

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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	904
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1