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Weather Records on 8 August 1913

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1913. Highest significance: Seymour (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 August 1913

  • On 8 August 1913, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Seymour (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 19.1 mm (0.8 in) on 8 August 1913.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1913 28 station records on 8 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 8 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.5 C (72.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Wondo Dale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.3 C (95.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 8 August 1913 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 8 August 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1913 by timescale Records on 8 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 8 August 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1913 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1913
Top 20 records on 8 August 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1913Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Watford, CAdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Worcester, ZAdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Dalhousie, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min4.7 C (40.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max22.5 C (72.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low max16.0 C (60.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Armagh, GBdaily low min6.0 C (42.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Sveg, SEdaily low max11.5 C (52.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Vestervig, DKdaily low max14.6 C (58.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Coleraine (Wondo Dale), AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Southampton, CAdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min8.4 C (47.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max8.6 C (47.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Bamberg, DEdaily low min4.8 C (40.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Hambantota, LKdaily high max35.3 C (95.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Freiburg, DEdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low max9.5 C (49.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1913Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min9.7 C (49.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)10 years6 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 1913
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1913. 1913 had 28 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11798: 11800: 11808: 31815: 11833: 11843: 11844: 21845: 11854: 11859: 31860: 11861: 11863: 11865: 11868: 21869: 11871: 11873: 31875: 21876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 31888: 31890: 21891: 11892: 21893: 11895: 81896: 21897: 51898: 101899: 81900: 111901: 21902: 21903: 201904: 131905: 71906: 91907: 91908: 131909: 341910: 51911: 381912: 571913: 281914: 71915: 471916: 391917: 351918: 1601919: 281920: 1381921: 421922: 741923: 701924: 991925: 1491926: 1901927: 2781928: 2521929: 1661930: 8011931: 3181932: 2341933: 2281934: 7341935: 5081936: 3591937: 3621938: 8551939: 6711940: 3331941: 3241942: 6141943: 5121944: 3521945: 5721946: 3491947: 4421948: 5431949: 6751950: 5161951: 5131952: 3051953: 3931954: 5581955: 5371956: 2731957: 5171958: 4961959: 4701960: 3991961: 2701962: 5671963: 6011964: 4671965: 5201966: 5981967: 4321968: 8681969: 5841970: 7031971: 6461972: 1,0731973: 4461974: 7261975: 1,0411976: 1,2021977: 6071978: 9761979: 4661980: 9191981: 9641982: 7111983: 1,1101984: 6191985: 7261986: 5751987: 8611988: 7331989: 2,3981990: 1,1241991: 1,2301992: 1,2671993: 6541994: 1,0091995: 1,5031996: 8141997: 1,3811998: 1,3041999: 1,2482000: 9612001: 1,5572002: 1,0592003: 1,4322004: 1,1152005: 8822006: 8422007: 1,6602008: 8342009: 1,1122010: 1,2542011: 1,2562012: 7542013: 8412014: 5422015: 8352016: 5602017: 8312018: 7312019: 7222020: 8942021: 5022022: 7112023: 9792024: 7742025: 7522026: 1,0001793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1913. 1913 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-08 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17981
18001
18083
18151
18331
18431
18442
18451
18541
18593
18601
18611
18631
18651
18682
18691
18711
18733
18752
18762
18771
18781
18792
18801
18843
18883
18902
18911
18922
18931
18958
18962
18975
189810
18998
190011
19012
19022
190320
190413
19057
19069
19079
190813
190934
19105
191138
191257
191328
19147
191547
191639
191735
1918160
191928
1920138
192142
192274
192370
192499
1925149
1926190
1927278
1928252
1929166
1930801
1931318
1932234
1933228
1934734
1935508
1936359
1937362
1938855
1939671
1940333
1941324
1942614
1943512
1944352
1945572
1946349
1947442
1948543
1949675
1950516
1951513
1952305
1953393
1954558
1955537
1956273
1957517
1958496
1959470
1960399
1961270
1962567
1963601
1964467
1965520
1966598
1967432
1968868
1969584
1970703
1971646
19721,073
1973446
1974726
19751,041
19761,202
1977607
1978976
1979466
1980919
1981964
1982711
19831,110
1984619
1985726
1986575
1987861
1988733
19892,398
19901,124
19911,230
19921,267
1993654
19941,009
19951,503
1996814
19971,381
19981,304
19991,248
2000961
20011,557
20021,059
20031,432
20041,115
2005882
2006842
20071,660
2008834
20091,112
20101,254
20111,256
2012754
2013841
2014542
2015835
2016560
2017831
2018731
2019722
2020894
2021502
2022711
2023979
2024774
2025752
20261,000

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).