Weather Records on 13 August 1959

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1959. Highest significance: Jonkoping, SE.

Key Facts for 13 August 1959

On 13 August 1959, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 355 daily.
Jonkoping set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 13 August 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 13 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.3 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saleteka	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 13 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1959

Top 20 records on 13 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1959	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1959	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Flahult, SE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Ocampo, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Mahespur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Livingston, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Franz, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	137.3 mm (5.4 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Seleng, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Palani, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1959	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 363 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	219
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2