Weather Records on 13 May 2014

978 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2014. Highest significance: Brenham, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 2014

On 13 May 2014, 978 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 927 daily.
Brenham set a daily record precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 13 May 2014.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

978 stations

978 station records on 13 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Parnamaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sulkava Halttula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Voikoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karttula Kallioranta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juuka Niemela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Savonlinna Savonranta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lapinlahti Lamminkayra	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lieksa Lampela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sotkamo Saviaho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingisepp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Pitkahiekka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kajaani Saaresmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin 11 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gdov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Navarro Mills Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valtimo Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asikkala Urajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

978 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 13 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 13 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2014

Top 20 records on 13 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2014	Brenham, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	100 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2014	Whitewater Wwtp, US	all-time rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2014	Columbus, US	monthly rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2014	Smithville, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2014	Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho, FI	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2014	Dulce, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2014	Enonkoski Simanala, FI	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2014	Kangasniemi Kirkonkyla, FI	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Vesanto Sonkari, FI	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Maaninka Halola, FI	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Joutsa Parnamaki, FI	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Sulkava Halttula, FI	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Kouvola Voikoski, FI	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Karttula Kallioranta, FI	monthly rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Waukesha Wwtp, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie, FI	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Juuka Niemela, FI	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Salida, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2014	Savonlinna Savonranta, FI	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 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

1794 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2014. 2014 had 978 records.

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

Records on 05-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1806	1
1811	1
1814	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1834	1
1842	1
1848	2
1851	1
1859	1
1860	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	4
1882	2
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1886	4
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	5
1896	7
1897	6
1898	2
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	6
1903	4
1904	14
1905	16
1906	31
1907	25
1908	26
1909	10
1910	24
1911	22
1912	51
1913	50
1914	118
1915	133
1916	39
1917	91
1918	208
1919	37
1920	34
1921	62
1922	45
1923	140
1924	97
1925	130
1926	101
1927	165
1928	227
1929	145
1930	197
1931	386
1932	268
1933	709
1934	263
1935	319
1936	319
1937	186
1938	443
1939	309
1940	495
1941	662
1942	650
1943	605
1944	369
1945	507
1946	349
1947	299
1948	382
1949	462
1950	331
1951	538
1952	412
1953	1,053
1954	311
1955	502
1956	1,420
1957	481
1958	632
1959	592
1960	1,466
1961	556
1962	978
1963	451
1964	469
1965	266
1966	683
1967	609
1968	975
1969	663
1970	723
1971	843
1972	444
1973	546
1974	1,122
1975	381
1976	549
1977	834
1978	932
1979	633
1980	563
1981	469
1982	953
1983	1,041
1984	1,005
1985	939
1986	776
1987	1,101
1988	876
1989	669
1990	719
1991	1,046
1992	962
1993	950
1994	620
1995	1,883
1996	1,980
1997	1,113
1998	1,402
1999	727
2000	1,197
2001	1,142
2002	1,225
2003	695
2004	1,328
2005	889
2006	777
2007	655
2008	663
2009	690
2010	1,362
2011	715
2012	732
2013	1,051
2014	978
2015	632
2016	385
2017	572
2018	949
2019	524
2020	894
2021	656
2022	1,727
2023	550
2024	488
2025	887
2026	1,026

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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 2026-10-14 (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 50	744
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3