Weather Records on 13 April 1991

1,326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1991. Highest significance: Minden, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1991

On 13 April 1991, 1,326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
507 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,291 daily.
Minden set an all-time record daily precipitation of 326.9 mm (12.9 in) on 13 April 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,326 stations

1,326 station records on 13 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	326.9 mm (12.9 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lame Deer	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huma	China	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fostoria 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,326 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 13 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 13 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 30, daily 1,291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,060 broken records

Margins by which the 1,060 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1991

Top 20 records on 13 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1991	Minden, US	all-time rain	326.9 mm (12.9 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 April 1991	Postville, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1991	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1991	Washington, US	all-time rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1991	New Hampton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1991	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1991	Fayette, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1991	Lame Deer, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Greensburg, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Independence #1, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Mystic Lake, US	daily snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Clifton, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Wymore, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Vinton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Hutchinson 10 SW, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1991	Sanborn, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 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

1798 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1991. 1991 had 1,326 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	1,049
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1