Weather Records on 13 August 1923

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1923. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 13 August 1923

On 13 August 1923, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 84 daily.
Halifax set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 13 August 1923.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 13 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 13 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1923

Top 20 records on 13 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1923	Halifax, CA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1923	Bic, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1923	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Ashwood, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Tampa, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Bird Rocks, CA	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Halden, NO	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Jacksonville, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Mena, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1923	Rogers, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	18 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 84 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	43
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	2