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Weather Records on 13 August 1908

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1908. Highest significance: Beatrice, CA.

Key Facts for 13 August 1908

  • On 13 August 1908, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Beatrice set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 13 August 1908.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 13 August 1908 36 station records on 13 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 13 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.3 mm (1.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation45.9 mm (1.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.3 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 13 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 13 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 13 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 August 1908 by timescale Records on 13 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34.
Records on 13 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1908 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.9. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 225 to 10: 310 to 15: 315 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 135 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 522
5 to 103
10 to 153
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1908
Top 20 records on 13 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 August 1908Beatrice, CAdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)37.9 mm (1.5 in)28 years45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1908Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain25.3 mm (1.0 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)64 years45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1908Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)22 years39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1908Karlshamn, SEdaily rain45.9 mm (1.8 in)20.2 mm (0.8 in)11 years39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1908Uccle, BEdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)62 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Sandvig, DKdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain23.3 mm (0.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Roermond, NLdaily rain17.9 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Sandvig, DKdaily low max13.8 C (56.8 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Helmond, NLdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min8.7 C (47.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Scheveningen, NLdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min6.9 C (44.4 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Salzburg, ATmonthly low max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max23.2 C (73.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Beatrice, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1908Lund, SEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)

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 1908
Records on 08-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 36 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11807: 11843: 21849: 11855: 11856: 11857: 11861: 31864: 31867: 31868: 21871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 31878: 11879: 11881: 11885: 31886: 11887: 51889: 31890: 21891: 11892: 11893: 31894: 41895: 61896: 41897: 91898: 21899: 41900: 31901: 31902: 231903: 121904: 111905: 111906: 81907: 31908: 361909: 331910: 91911: 411912: 531913: 201914: 191915: 321916: 641917: 621918: 681919: 381920: 561921: 341922: 391923: 841924: 1681925: 1461926: 1681927: 1131928: 2151929: 1841930: 4901931: 5961932: 3691933: 2911934: 4271935: 4001936: 7051937: 3701938: 4421939: 2761940: 6311941: 5161942: 3881943: 6111944: 7611945: 3561946: 5991947: 6851948: 3461949: 4201950: 4361951: 3731952: 9851953: 2381954: 7811955: 7321956: 3551957: 4321958: 3521959: 3631960: 4601961: 5031962: 5501963: 5831964: 1,5261965: 7341966: 5651967: 1,0911968: 8281969: 6631970: 3901971: 4311972: 4851973: 4521974: 5721975: 4621976: 6931977: 6781978: 7611979: 1,1981980: 5021981: 5341982: 6531983: 6471984: 5971985: 8291986: 6091987: 1,1061988: 1,3631989: 6371990: 7701991: 8451992: 1,6661993: 9931994: 9441995: 1,9101996: 1,2761997: 1,0091998: 9171999: 1,3632000: 7192001: 8612002: 1,4752003: 1,9932004: 2,0402005: 1,4182006: 1,0232007: 1,2432008: 8422009: 8062010: 1,7832011: 7362012: 9692013: 4302014: 7012015: 6522016: 1,0642017: 5232018: 4602019: 6372020: 7512021: 9222022: 7982023: 7592024: 1,0622025: 7151793187818991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-13 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18071
18432
18491
18551
18561
18571
18613
18643
18673
18682
18711
18721
18741
18763
18781
18791
18811
18853
18861
18875
18893
18902
18911
18921
18933
18944
18956
18964
18979
18982
18994
19003
19013
190223
190312
190411
190511
19068
19073
190836
190933
19109
191141
191253
191320
191419
191532
191664
191762
191868
191938
192056
192134
192239
192384
1924168
1925146
1926168
1927113
1928215
1929184
1930490
1931596
1932369
1933291
1934427
1935400
1936705
1937370
1938442
1939276
1940631
1941516
1942388
1943611
1944761
1945356
1946599
1947685
1948346
1949420
1950436
1951373
1952985
1953238
1954781
1955732
1956355
1957432
1958352
1959363
1960460
1961503
1962550
1963583
19641,526
1965734
1966565
19671,091
1968828
1969663
1970390
1971431
1972485
1973452
1974572
1975462
1976693
1977678
1978761
19791,198
1980502
1981534
1982653
1983647
1984597
1985829
1986609
19871,106
19881,363
1989637
1990770
1991845
19921,666
1993993
1994944
19951,910
19961,276
19971,009
1998917
19991,363
2000719
2001861
20021,475
20031,993
20042,040
20051,418
20061,023
20071,243
2008842
2009806
20101,783
2011736
2012969
2013430
2014701
2015652
20161,064
2017523
2018460
2019637
2020751
2021922
2022798
2023759
20241,062
2025715

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).