Weather Records on 13 August 1928

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1928. Highest significance: Pinal Rch, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1928

On 13 August 1928, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 214 daily.
Pinal Rch set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 13 August 1928.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 13 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 37.

Records on 13 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1928

Top 20 records on 13 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1928	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1928	Banff, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1928	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1928	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1928	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Moose Factory, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Uman, UA	daily low min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Highland Home, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Banff, CA	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Boras, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Mohonk Lake, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Clemson UNIV, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Malung, SE	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1928	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	20 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 215 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	155
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1