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Weather Records on 20 August 1913

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1913. Highest significance: Cape Borda Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 20 August 1913

  • On 20 August 1913, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 17.3 mm (0.7 in) on 20 August 1913.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 20 August 1913 23 station records on 20 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 20 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature11.2 C (52.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature39.4 C (102.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation34.2 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 20 August 1913 by type Records set or tied on 20 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 20 August 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 August 1913 by timescale Records on 20 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 20 August 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1913 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 122 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 28 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 212
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 82
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1913
Top 20 records on 20 August 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 August 1913Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Riva, ITmonthly low min11.2 C (52.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max39.4 C (102.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain34.2 mm (1.3 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Truro, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Jonkoping, SEdaily low max14.2 C (57.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Skara 1, SEdaily low max14.5 C (58.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max15.2 C (59.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Kristianstad, SEdaily low max16.0 C (60.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Sheffield, GBdaily low min8.1 C (46.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min (Tie)-0.3 C (31.5 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Port Arthur, CAdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1913Jonkoping, SEdaily high min (Tie)13.0 C (55.4 F)tie19 years2 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

1797 to 1913
Records on 08-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1913. 1913 had 23 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11807: 11809: 21816: 11830: 11832: 11838: 11840: 11842: 11846: 11849: 11850: 11852: 11858: 31863: 51867: 41870: 31871: 11873: 11875: 21877: 11883: 21884: 21885: 61886: 11888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 61893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 11899: 51900: 71901: 121902: 31903: 71904: 301905: 71906: 261907: 151908: 211909: 691910: 71911: 181912: 251913: 231914: 151915: 141916: 741917: 511918: 691919: 251920: 471921: 231922: 521923: 831924: 1321925: 1931926: 1871927: 3381928: 1011929: 2131930: 3181931: 2141932: 2991933: 3241934: 3761935: 3391936: 5431937: 5371938: 2501939: 4481940: 6951941: 2301942: 4291943: 4361944: 3551945: 3981946: 3491947: 9881948: 4031949: 4311950: 1,3411951: 8241952: 4251953: 4411954: 4761955: 8481956: 6781957: 3421958: 2811959: 7641960: 4651961: 5201962: 6841963: 5771964: 6291965: 4701966: 1,0941967: 6571968: 8621969: 6081970: 4141971: 5851972: 5221973: 4901974: 5651975: 4111976: 8941977: 8601978: 5631979: 1,0091980: 9911981: 8561982: 6201983: 1,4651984: 6961985: 6661986: 8191987: 5641988: 9911989: 6031990: 1,2621991: 8041992: 1,1681993: 7591994: 7191995: 1,1131996: 9001997: 1,2141998: 8021999: 8102000: 9892001: 9092002: 1,2082003: 1,0312004: 1,3332005: 1,1122006: 8512007: 1,9552008: 1,1702009: 1,4142010: 1,0282011: 9872012: 1,0862013: 5452014: 5822015: 1,0752016: 8722017: 3242018: 6572019: 6982020: 1,0512021: 1,0282022: 1,0382023: 1,4792024: 5892025: 1,1342026: 9851797187118971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1913. 1913 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-20 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18071
18092
18161
18301
18321
18381
18401
18421
18461
18491
18501
18521
18583
18635
18674
18703
18711
18731
18752
18771
18832
18842
18856
18861
18881
18892
18902
18912
18926
18931
18941
18951
18965
18976
18981
18995
19007
190112
19023
19037
190430
19057
190626
190715
190821
190969
19107
191118
191225
191323
191415
191514
191674
191751
191869
191925
192047
192123
192252
192383
1924132
1925193
1926187
1927338
1928101
1929213
1930318
1931214
1932299
1933324
1934376
1935339
1936543
1937537
1938250
1939448
1940695
1941230
1942429
1943436
1944355
1945398
1946349
1947988
1948403
1949431
19501,341
1951824
1952425
1953441
1954476
1955848
1956678
1957342
1958281
1959764
1960465
1961520
1962684
1963577
1964629
1965470
19661,094
1967657
1968862
1969608
1970414
1971585
1972522
1973490
1974565
1975411
1976894
1977860
1978563
19791,009
1980991
1981856
1982620
19831,465
1984696
1985666
1986819
1987564
1988991
1989603
19901,262
1991804
19921,168
1993759
1994719
19951,113
1996900
19971,214
1998802
1999810
2000989
2001909
20021,208
20031,031
20041,333
20051,112
2006851
20071,955
20081,170
20091,414
20101,028
2011987
20121,086
2013545
2014582
20151,075
2016872
2017324
2018657
2019698
20201,051
20211,028
20221,038
20231,479
2024589
20251,134
2026985

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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).