Weather Records on 13 August 1990

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1990. Highest significance: Florence, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1990

On 13 August 1990, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 730 daily.
Florence set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 13 August 1990.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 13 August 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Katrineholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria de Los Angeles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nufringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engelskirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uglic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morse	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Songpan	China	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 238.

Records on 13 August 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1990 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 33, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1990

Top 20 records on 13 August 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1990	Florence, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1990	Monroe, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1990	Willcox, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1990	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1990	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	all-time high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Valentine 10 WSW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Katrineholm_D, SE	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Put-In-Bay, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Elatma, RU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Columbus, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Santa Maria de Los Angeles, MX	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Columbia City, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Nufringen, DE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1990	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	90 years	47 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 770 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1990-08-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-13 (13 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 20	561
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1