Weather Records on 31 August 1913

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1913. Highest significance: Mantova, IT.

Key Facts for 31 August 1913

On 31 August 1913, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
Mantova set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 31 August 1913.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 31 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.

Records on 31 August 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records

Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1913

Top 20 records on 31 August 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1913	Mantova, IT	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1913	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1913	Genoa, IT	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Sydney, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	St John's, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Umea, SE	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Karesuando, SE	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	St John's, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Gavle, SE	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Pitea, SE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1913	Vastervik, SE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	12 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

1796 to 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1913. 1913 had 40 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 August 1913
Margin	Records
0 to 10	28
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1