Weather Records on 13 August 1960

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1960. Highest significance: Whitemark, AU.

Key Facts for 13 August 1960

On 13 August 1960, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 451 daily.
Whitemark set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 13 August 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 13 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 13 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1960

Top 20 records on 13 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1960	Whitemark, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Harlingen, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Raymondville, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Thule, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Woori Yallock, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	San Benito, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Alice, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Madison, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1960	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 460 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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Data for records on 1960-08-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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	296
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1