Weather Records on 13 August 1951

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1951. Highest significance: Manamathurai, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1951

On 13 August 1951, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 370 daily.
Manamathurai set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 13 August 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 13 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 13 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1951

Top 20 records on 13 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1951	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1951	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1951	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1951	Cinclare, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1951	Tada, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1951	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Barrie, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Shergarh, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Sotchi, RU	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Collegeville St John's, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Coloso, PR	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Farmington 3NW, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Enisejsk, RU	daily low min	1.8 C (35.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Uman, UA	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1951	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	26 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 373 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	269
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1