Weather Records on 13 August 1942

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1942. Highest significance: Norton 9SSE, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1942

On 13 August 1942, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 381 daily.
Norton 9SSE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 13 August 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 13 August 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lynwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 282.

Records on 13 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1942

Top 20 records on 13 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1942	Norton 9SSE, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1942	Grenfell, CA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Newport, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Maple Creek, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Mannington 1 N, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Parnu, EE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Fall River, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Austin #2, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Westernport, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Middleboro, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Paterson, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1942	Salisbury, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	36 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 388 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 20	315
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1