Weather Records on 13 August 2008

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2008. Highest significance: Crystal Springs Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 2008

On 13 August 2008, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 799 daily.
Crystal Springs Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 13 August 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 13 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alvsbyn_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bale Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apodaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guymon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cadereyta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Svanstein	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 259.

Records on 13 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2008

Top 20 records on 13 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2008	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 August 2008	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	114 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2008	Collins, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2008	Nattavaara_A, SE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2008	Uniontown, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2008	Alberta, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Jiquipilco, MX	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Selma, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Mathews, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Center, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Crandall 8 N, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Sola/Vanua Lava Isl, VU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Alvsbyn_A, SE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Evergreen, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Beckley Raleigh Co AP, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Demopolis L&D, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Greenville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Pickens, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2008	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	42 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 842 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 2026-10-14 (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	568
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1