Weather Records on 13 May 2017

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2017. Highest significance: Stanley, US.

Key Facts for 13 May 2017

On 13 May 2017, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 563 daily.
Stanley set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 13 May 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 13 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Carlos Ciriani Santa	Peru	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erwin 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchholz In der Nordheide	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johannesburg Intl	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abingdon 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2017

Top 20 records on 13 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2017	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2017	Suifenhe, CN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2017	Linjiang, CN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2017	Wytheville, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Soltau, DE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Freiburg/Elbe, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Bushnell 1 E, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Siler City 2 N, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Rocky Mt, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Braunschweig, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Shionomisaki, JP	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Spearfish, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Bushnell 1 E, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2017	Lacrosse, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 572 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	1,027

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	408
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	4