Weather Records on 13 August 1916

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1916. Highest significance: Vestervig, DK.

Key Facts for 13 August 1916

On 13 August 1916, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 64 daily.
Vestervig set a daily record precipitation of 45.4 mm (1.8 in) on 13 August 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

64 stations

64 station records on 13 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 13 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1916

Top 20 records on 13 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1916	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1916	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Gavle, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Charlton, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Concordia ASOS, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Laen, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1916	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	15 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 64 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	145
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	355
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	653
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	462
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	49
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1