Weather Records on 13 August 1943

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1943. Highest significance: Saint John, CA.

Key Facts for 13 August 1943

On 13 August 1943, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 599 daily.
Saint John set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 13 August 1943.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 13 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1943

Top 20 records on 13 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1943	Saint John, CA	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1943	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Dewan, IN	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Postville, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Osage, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Belmond, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Eastport, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Irwin, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1943	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1943	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	34 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 611 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	364
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1