Weather Records on 13 August 1993

993 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1993. Highest significance: Noreena Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 13 August 1993

On 13 August 1993, 993 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 307 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 959 daily.
Noreena Downs set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 13 August 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

993 stations

993 station records on 13 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vuoggatjalme	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laxbacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoting	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marsliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevinnomyssk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blaikliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pamjatnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fransta_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Korsselbranna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Querobabi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burdine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij Ufalej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Novyj Oskol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

993 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 372.

Records on 13 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 959.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1993

Top 20 records on 13 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1993	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1993	Vuoggatjalme, SE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Laxbacken, SE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Guntersville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Hoting, SE	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Marsliden, SE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Frenchburg 2 W, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Umfors, SE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Nevinnomyssk, RU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Duncan, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Stalon_11, SE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Hemavan, SE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Nullagine, AU	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Blaikliden, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Avasjo-Borgafjall_D, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Pamjatnaja, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1993	Fransta_11, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	43 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 993 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-08-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	653
10 to 20	84
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1