Weather Records on 13 August 1953

238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1953. Highest significance: Durham, GB.

Key Facts for 13 August 1953

On 13 August 1953, 238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 234 daily.
Durham set a daily record precipitation of 46.4 mm (1.8 in) on 13 August 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

238 stations

238 station records on 13 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kawainui Lower 193	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beri(Berikhas)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alakahi Lower 194	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

238 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 13 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1953

Top 20 records on 13 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1953	Durham, GB	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Sironcha, IN	daily rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Uccle, BE	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Nuguru(Venkitapu), IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1953	Hattin, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Kawainui Lower 193, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Gavle, SE	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1953	Weaverville, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 238 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	171
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1