Weather Records on 13 August 1963

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1963. Highest significance: Stehekin 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1963

On 13 August 1963, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 569 daily.
Stehekin 4 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 13 August 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 13 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkasim	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	288.2 mm (11.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 328.

Records on 13 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1963

Top 20 records on 13 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1963	Stehekin 4 NW, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1963	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Kyelong Obsy, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Claude, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Palwal, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Driggs, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Erick, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Shirala, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Panhandle, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Orlinga, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Detour Village, US	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1963	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	42 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 583 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	146
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	356
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	652
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	461
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-08-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	346
10 to 20	81
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	4