Weather Records on 13 August 1966

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1966. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1966

On 13 August 1966, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 551 daily.
Albion set an all-time record daily precipitation of 261.4 mm (10.3 in) on 13 August 1966.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 13 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boughton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 13 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1966

Top 20 records on 13 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1966	Albion, US	all-time rain	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1966	Elgin, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1966	Malvern, US	monthly rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1966	Randleman, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1966	Mossoro, BR	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily rain	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Brinkley, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Ellendale, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Crockett, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Des Arc, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Winside, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Paisley, GB	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Boughton, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1966	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	41 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 565 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 1966-08-13: 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	430
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1