Weather Records on 13 August 1933

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1933. Highest significance: Pakala, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1933

On 13 August 1933, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 270 daily.
Pakala set a monthly record daily precipitation of 224.0 mm (8.8 in) on 13 August 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 13 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 96.

Records on 13 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 14, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1933

Top 20 records on 13 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1933	Pakala, IN	monthly rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1933	Dwarka, IN	daily rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1933	Barpeta, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1933	Bologna, IT	daily high min	26.9 C (80.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1933	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1933	Nalbari, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	San Jacinto, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Paso Robles, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Stratford, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Concord, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Jennings, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Khutauna, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Pakur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Minsk, BY	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Bakersfield, US	monthly high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1933	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	25 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1933. 1933 had 291 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 50	216
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1