Weather Records on 13 August 2006

1,023 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2006. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 2006

On 13 August 2006, 1,023 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
445 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 978 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 13 August 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,023 stations

1,023 station records on 13 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gustorp_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nezahualcoyotl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ystad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Red	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skurup_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Formerum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lovestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vlieland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Overum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thief Rvr Falls 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,023 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 40, daily 978.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2006

Top 20 records on 13 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2006	Portland, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2006	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2006	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2006	Red Lake Falls, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Bollerup, SE	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Ruidoso, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Gustorp_D, SE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Canby, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Howard, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Casa Llanta, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Huntsville, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Quito, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Nezahualcoyotl, MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Ystad, SE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Tomelilla, SE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	La Red, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Oost Vlieland, NL	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Skurup_D, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2006	Larned, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,023 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 2006-08-13: 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	711
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1