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Weather Records on 13 August 1921

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1921. Highest significance: Nurnberg, DE.

Key Facts for 13 August 1921

  • On 13 August 1921, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Nurnberg set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 13 August 1921.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 13 August 1921 34 station records on 13 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 13 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
NurnbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
CottbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.6 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
KunzelsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation28.0 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YarroweyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature33.8 C (92.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BathurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.4 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation19.5 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TarnabySwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high minimum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 13 August 1921 by type Records set or tied on 13 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 13 August 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 August 1921 by timescale Records on 13 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 13 August 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1921 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 510 to 15: 315 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 105
10 to 153
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1921
Top 20 records on 13 August 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 August 1921Nurnberg, DEdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)36 years41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1921Cottbus, DEdaily rain30.6 mm (1.2 in)23.5 mm (0.9 in)12 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1921Kunzelsau, DEdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)31 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1921Metten, DEdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)26 years27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)33 years26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain15.9 mm (0.6 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Bamberg, DEdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Yarroweyah, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Kiev, UAdaily high max33.8 C (92.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Bathurst, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Junsele, SEdaily rain16.4 mm (0.6 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain19.5 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Cobar (Tindarey), AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily low max15.1 C (59.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Gorlitz, DEdaily rain21.7 mm (0.9 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1921Tarnaby, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)19 years10 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 1921
Records on 08-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11807: 11843: 21849: 11855: 11856: 11857: 11861: 31864: 31867: 31868: 21871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 31878: 11879: 11881: 11885: 31886: 11887: 51889: 31890: 21891: 11892: 11893: 31894: 41895: 61896: 41897: 91898: 21899: 41900: 31901: 31902: 231903: 121904: 111905: 111906: 81907: 31908: 361909: 331910: 91911: 411912: 531913: 201914: 191915: 321916: 641917: 621918: 681919: 381920: 561921: 341922: 391923: 841924: 1681925: 1451926: 1681927: 1131928: 2151929: 1841930: 4901931: 5961932: 3691933: 2911934: 4271935: 4001936: 7051937: 3701938: 4421939: 2761940: 6311941: 5161942: 3881943: 6111944: 7611945: 3551946: 5991947: 6851948: 3461949: 4201950: 4361951: 3731952: 9851953: 2381954: 7811955: 7321956: 3551957: 4321958: 3521959: 3631960: 4601961: 5031962: 5501963: 5831964: 1,5261965: 7341966: 5651967: 1,0911968: 8281969: 6631970: 3901971: 4311972: 4851973: 4521974: 5721975: 4621976: 6931977: 6781978: 7611979: 1,1981980: 5021981: 5341982: 6531983: 6471984: 5971985: 8291986: 6091987: 1,1061988: 1,3631989: 6371990: 7701991: 8451992: 1,6661993: 9931994: 9441995: 1,9101996: 1,2761997: 1,0091998: 9171999: 1,3632000: 7192001: 8612002: 1,4752003: 1,9932004: 2,0402005: 1,4182006: 1,0232007: 1,2432008: 8422009: 8062010: 1,7832011: 7362012: 9692013: 4302014: 7012015: 6532016: 1,0642017: 5232018: 4622019: 6532020: 7532021: 9282022: 7992023: 7632024: 1,0612025: 7142026: 1,0971793187818991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-13 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18071
18432
18491
18551
18561
18571
18613
18643
18673
18682
18711
18721
18741
18763
18781
18791
18811
18853
18861
18875
18893
18902
18911
18921
18933
18944
18956
18964
18979
18982
18994
19003
19013
190223
190312
190411
190511
19068
19073
190836
190933
19109
191141
191253
191320
191419
191532
191664
191762
191868
191938
192056
192134
192239
192384
1924168
1925145
1926168
1927113
1928215
1929184
1930490
1931596
1932369
1933291
1934427
1935400
1936705
1937370
1938442
1939276
1940631
1941516
1942388
1943611
1944761
1945355
1946599
1947685
1948346
1949420
1950436
1951373
1952985
1953238
1954781
1955732
1956355
1957432
1958352
1959363
1960460
1961503
1962550
1963583
19641,526
1965734
1966565
19671,091
1968828
1969663
1970390
1971431
1972485
1973452
1974572
1975462
1976693
1977678
1978761
19791,198
1980502
1981534
1982653
1983647
1984597
1985829
1986609
19871,106
19881,363
1989637
1990770
1991845
19921,666
1993993
1994944
19951,910
19961,276
19971,009
1998917
19991,363
2000719
2001861
20021,475
20031,993
20042,040
20051,418
20061,023
20071,243
2008842
2009806
20101,783
2011736
2012969
2013430
2014701
2015653
20161,064
2017523
2018462
2019653
2020753
2021928
2022799
2023763
20241,061
2025714
20261,097

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).