Weather Records on 11 August 1913

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1913. Highest significance: Gorki, BY.

Key Facts for 11 August 1913

On 11 August 1913, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 39 daily.
Gorki set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 11 August 1913.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

43 stations

43 station records on 11 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1913 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.

Records on 11 August 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 39.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records

Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1913

Top 20 records on 11 August 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1913	Gorki, BY	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1913	Malmesbury, ZA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1913	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Robertson, ZA	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Southampton, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1913	Riva, IT	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	0 years	11 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1913. 1913 had 43 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	24
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1