Weather Records on 13 August 1980

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1980. Highest significance: Luverne, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1980

On 13 August 1980, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 488 daily.
Luverne set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 13 August 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 13 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuichapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suhobuzimskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Celestun (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1980

Top 20 records on 13 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1980	Luverne, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1980	Chadron 3SW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Pipestone, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Santa Cruz-Litoral, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Chapala, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Charles City, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Kennebec, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Ipswich, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Nogales, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Windom, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Caballo Dam, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1980	Guerrero (Smn), MX	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 502 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	353
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1