Weather Records on 7 August 2013

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 2013. Highest significance: Kirup, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 2013

On 7 August 2013, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 640 daily.
Kirup set a daily record precipitation of 52.2 mm (2.1 in) on 7 August 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 7 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Iberia	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neuruppin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskey Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turpin 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reinli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 7 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 2013

Top 20 records on 7 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2013	Kirup, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2013	Guntersville, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2013	Eldon, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2013	Iberia, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2013	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Lakeside, US	daily rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Bunker 4N, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Salem, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	all-time high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Catawba, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Bjelasnica, BA	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Hurbanovo, SK	daily high max	37.4 C (99.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Rouveen, NL	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	130 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Silverton, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2013	Hesston, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	91 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

1808 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2013. 2013 had 665 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-08-07: 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	517
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1