Weather Records on 13 August 1958

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1958. Highest significance: Macharla, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1958

On 13 August 1958, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 346 daily.
Macharla set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 13 August 1958.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 13 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Addison Dam 45	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 13 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1958

Top 20 records on 13 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1958	Macharla, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1958	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1958	Wai, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1958	Sangola, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1958	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1958	Malegaon, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1958	Lilydale, AU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Everett, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Angamacutiro, MX	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Rajpipla(Nandod), IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1958	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 352 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	221
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1