Weather Records on 13 August 1961

503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1961. Highest significance: Pawhuska, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1961

On 13 August 1961, 503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 496 daily.
Pawhuska set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 13 August 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

503 stations

503 station records on 13 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Obar	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

503 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 13 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1961

Top 20 records on 13 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1961	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1961	Svirica, RU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	El Rito, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Leoti, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Pampa Wb AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Dewas Ar., IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Benton, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Ekimchan, RU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Holly, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Silli, IN	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Stratford, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Dodge City, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Ponca City, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1961	Obar, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	14 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 503 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 1961-08-13: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	352
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1