Weather Records on 13 August 1981

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1981. Highest significance: Villaflores (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 13 August 1981

On 13 August 1981, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 519 daily.
Villaflores (Smn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 166.9 mm (6.6 in) on 13 August 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 13 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hissmofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gastsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vallbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nakanno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bispgarden 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Malo D Auckland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 13 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1981

Top 20 records on 13 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1981	Villaflores (Smn), MX	monthly rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1981	Junsele, SE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1981	Canon City, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1981	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Hissmofors, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Kulu, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Gastsjon, SE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Rosta, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Kramfors, SE	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Arad, RO	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Vallbo, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Hiawatha, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Nakanno, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Richfield, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Columbus, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1981	Purvis 2N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 534 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	349
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1