Weather Records on 13 August 1974

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1974. Highest significance: Bidgemia, AU.

Key Facts for 13 August 1974

On 13 August 1974, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 566 daily.
Bidgemia set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 13 August 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 13 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eddyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taber	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Piedras Blanca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1974

Top 20 records on 13 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1974	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1974	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Zhitckovichi, BY	all-time rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Gunnerside, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Oberlin, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Blackleaf, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Kayenta, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Fort Macleod, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Red Oak, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Williamston 3NE, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1974	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 572 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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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 100	483
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1