Weather Records on 13 August 1926

168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1926. Highest significance: Northfield, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1926

On 13 August 1926, 168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 165 daily.
Northfield set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 13 August 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

168 stations

168 station records on 13 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

168 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 13 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

130 broken records

Margins by which the 130 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 1926

Top 20 records on 13 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1926	Northfield, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1926	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1926	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1926	Edenton, US	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Loup City, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Hiram, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Tiffin, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	46.0 C (114.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Halifax, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Madrid, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Staunton Wtp, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1926	Chaplin, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	21 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 168 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 2026-10-17 (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 13 August 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	99
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1