Weather Records on 13 August 1964

1,526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1964. Highest significance: Surat, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1964

On 13 August 1964, 1,526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 1,246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,471 daily.
Surat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 324.6 mm (12.8 in) on 13 August 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,526 stations

1,526 station records on 13 August 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	324.6 mm (12.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,526 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 633, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 613, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 13 August 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	633
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	613
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 1,471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,273 broken records

Margins by which the 1,273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1964

Top 20 records on 13 August 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1964	Surat, IN	monthly rain	324.6 mm (12.8 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1964	Ilav, IN	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1964	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1964	Longview, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1964	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1964	Anjar, IN	daily rain	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Fruita, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Hansot, IN	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Borsad, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Irvington, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Salvador, BR	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Olpad, IN	monthly rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1964	Welland, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 1,526 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

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Data for records on 1964-08-13: 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 25	1,247
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1