Weather Records on 13 August 1950

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1950. Highest significance: Akbarpur, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1950

On 13 August 1950, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 429 daily.
Akbarpur set a daily record precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 13 August 1950.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 13 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 13 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1950

Top 20 records on 13 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1950	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Mohall, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Dalu, IN	daily rain	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Nagerutari, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	158 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Lemmon, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Daltonganj, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Mellette 4 W, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Runge, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1950	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1950	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1950	Hariharganj, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1950	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	32 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 436 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	146
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	356
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	652
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	461
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	311
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1