Weather Records on 13 August 1920

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1920. Highest significance: Gravenhurst, CA.

Key Facts for 13 August 1920

On 13 August 1920, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 52 daily.
Gravenhurst set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 13 August 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 13 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.

Records on 13 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1920

Top 20 records on 13 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1920	Gravenhurst, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1920	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1920	Newport, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1920	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Barrie, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Gospic, HR	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Ida, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Franklin, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Santa Fe, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1920	Banff, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	16 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 56 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	146
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	356
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	652
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	461
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	33
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2