Weather Records on 13 August 1939

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1939. Highest significance: De Funiak Springs 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1939

On 13 August 1939, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 271 daily.
De Funiak Springs 1 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 195.3 mm (7.7 in) on 13 August 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 13 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 13 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1939

Top 20 records on 13 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1939	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	monthly rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1939	Gudauri, GE	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Buffalo, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1939	Aska, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Franklin, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Mysore, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Padampur, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1939	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	29 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 276 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 20	184
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2