Weather Records on 13 August 1962

550 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1962. Highest significance: Dakor, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1962

On 13 August 1962, 550 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 533 daily.
Dakor set a daily record precipitation of 198.0 mm (7.8 in) on 13 August 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

550 stations

550 station records on 13 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dakor	India	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	168.3 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenny Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mehsana	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bengalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hansonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garoth (Garot)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arthuna	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

550 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 13 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1962

Top 20 records on 13 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1962	Dakor, IN	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Maddens Creek, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Junagadh, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Donegaon, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Sagar, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Detour Village, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Jambughoda Sr, IN	daily rain	168.3 mm (6.6 in)	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Kenny Hill, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Korong Vale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Mehsana, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Jhabua, IN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Buldana, IN	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1962	Glenville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 550 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 1962-08-13: 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	394
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1