Weather Records on 13 August 1979

1,198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1979. Highest significance: Vale, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1979

On 13 August 1979, 1,198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 711 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,139 daily.
Vale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 13 August 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,198 stations

1,198 station records on 13 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Briceni	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,198 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 459, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 252, Heaviest daily rainfall 378.

Records on 13 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	459
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	252
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 56, daily 1,139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

971 broken records

Margins by which the 971 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1979

Top 20 records on 13 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1979	Vale, US	all-time rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1979	Boise Air Terminal, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Huntington, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Houlton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Eureka, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Freehold-Marlboro, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Brawley 2 SW, US	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Briceni, UA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Tularosa, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Alamogordo, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Mont Louis, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Taipu, BR	monthly rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Tower Falls, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1979	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	45 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 1,198 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1979
Margin	Records
0 to 10	881
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1