Weather Records on 13 August 1978

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1978. Highest significance: Russell, CA.

Key Facts for 13 August 1978

On 13 August 1978, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 748 daily.
Russell set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 13 August 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 13 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sumidouro-Usina Sao Jorge	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palisades	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sosva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Demjanskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1978

Top 20 records on 13 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1978	Russell, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1978	Pembina, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1978	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Ariri, BR	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Morretes, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Colonia Do Cachoeira, BR	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Geyser Rch, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Parma Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Sumidouro-Usina Sao Jorge, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Batesburg, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Challis, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Orofino, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Palisades, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Washburn, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1978	Corupa (Hansa), BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	4 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 761 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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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).