Weather Records on 13 August 1976

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1976. Highest significance: Tobolsk, RU.

Key Facts for 13 August 1976

On 13 August 1976, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 673 daily.
Tobolsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 13 August 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 13 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirarema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fartura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quintana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Cascata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Caetano Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisheim-Neuhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magiscatzin (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vargem Grande Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 467.

Records on 13 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	467
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1976

Top 20 records on 13 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1976	Tobolsk, RU	all-time rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 August 1976	Fazenda Sobradinho, BR	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1976	Fazenda Santo Angelo, BR	monthly rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1976	Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Macklin, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Ibitiuva, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Andira Anell/Cesp, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Tjuhtet, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Baependi, BR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Orlandia, BR	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Taguai (Ribeiropolis), BR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Conceicao Do Ibitipoca, BR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Madison, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Usina Pari, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Observatorio Do Iag, BR	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Bolotnoe, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Pedregulho, BR	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1976	Campo Alegre, BR	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 693 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1976
Margin	Records
0 to 10	476
10 to 20	84
20 to 30	38
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2