Weather Records on 13 August 1994

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1994. Highest significance: Independence #1, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1994

On 13 August 1994, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 881 daily.
Independence #1 set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 13 August 1994.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 13 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Syzran'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	385.3 mm (15.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ask Pa Ringerike	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Preststulen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maridalsoset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Notodden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bergeligrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	293.6 mm (11.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isilkul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Espedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hakavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottenberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	361.9 mm (14.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sokna II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Djurskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reinli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 290, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 13 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	290
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 41, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

706 broken records

Margins by which the 706 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1994

Top 20 records on 13 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1994	Independence #1, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	117 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1994	Abjorsbraten, NO	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1994	Skjak, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1994	Geilo, NO	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1994	Syzran', RU	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1994	Kaumana 88.1, US	monthly rain	385.3 mm (15.2 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1994	Beito, NO	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Wellsville, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Dumont, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Ask Pa Ringerike, NO	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Rosamorada, MX	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Preststulen, NO	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Fokstua, NO	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Ciudad Santos, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Hana AP 355, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Maridalsoset, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 944 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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Data for records on 1994-08-13: 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 2026-10-15 (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 50	697
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1