Weather Records on 13 August 1945

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1945. Highest significance: Algona, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1945

On 13 August 1945, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 350 daily.
Algona set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 13 August 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 13 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terang (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 13 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1945

Top 20 records on 13 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1945	Algona, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Sepao, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Blakely, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Kojnas, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Aonla, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Uran, IN	daily rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Wichita, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Panvel, IN	daily rain	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Terang (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1945	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1945	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1945	Biccavole, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1945	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 355 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 10	204
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	6