Weather Records on 13 August 1941

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1941. Highest significance: Idar, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1941

On 13 August 1941, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 503 daily.
Idar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 463.3 mm (18.2 in) on 13 August 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 13 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	463.3 mm (18.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	312.9 mm (12.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sagwara	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 13 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 269.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1941

Top 20 records on 13 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1941	Idar, IN	all-time rain	463.3 mm (18.2 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	22 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1941	Ventspils, LV	all-time rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	El Paso, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Dungarpur, IN	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Jalore, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Bali, IN	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Mount Abu, IN	daily rain	312.9 mm (12.3 in)	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Sheoganj, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Jasol, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Palanpur, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Jaswantpura, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Udaipur, IN	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Sagwara, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Himatnagar, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Bikram, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1941	Fazilka, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 516 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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Data for records on 1941-08-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	371
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1