Weather Records on 13 August 1992

1,666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1992. Highest significance: Rome, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1992

On 13 August 1992, 1,666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 583 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,617 daily.
Rome set a daily record precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 13 August 1992.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,666 stations

1,666 station records on 13 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Solleron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Megen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ullanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lettele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beekbergen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evertsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,666 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 394, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 619.

Records on 13 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	394
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	619
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 41, daily 1,617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,301 broken records

Margins by which the 1,301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1992

Top 20 records on 13 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1992	Rome, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Sarna, SE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Kleve, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Clover Valley, US	all-time high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Forsyth 6 NNW, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Middelburg, NL	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Haamstede, NL	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Solleron, SE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Columbus Metro AP, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	'S Heerenhoek, NL	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Brielle, NL	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Goedereede, NL	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Oss, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Steenbergen (Nb), NL	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Rockford 3 ESE, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Megen, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1992	Bude, GB	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,666 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 1992-08-13: 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 2026-10-14 (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 20	1,213
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1