Weather Records on 13 August 2003

1,993 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2003. Highest significance: Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU.

Key Facts for 13 August 2003

On 13 August 2003, 1,993 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,348 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 107 were all-time records, 158 monthly and 1,728 daily.
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.4 mm (2.0 in) on 13 August 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,993 stations

1,993 station records on 13 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milparinka (Milpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kindsjon_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda la Y	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Waratah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,993 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 626, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 722, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 374.

Records on 13 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	626
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	722
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 107, monthly 158, daily 1,728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,632 broken records

Margins by which the 1,632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2003

Top 20 records on 13 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2003	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2003	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2003	Milparinka (Milpa), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2003	Kremsmuenster, AT	all-time high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2003	Freiburg, DE	all-time high max	40.2 C (104.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	all-time high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Fowlers Gap Research Station, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Milan, IT	daily high min	28.8 C (83.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	206 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Kindsjon_D, SE	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Plauen, DE	all-time high max	36.9 C (98.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly high min	22.7 C (72.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	134 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Inza, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Nurnberg, DE	monthly high max	37.6 C (99.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Boverdal, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	8 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,993 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	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 2026-10-12 (12 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	1,533
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2