Weather Records on 11 August 2013

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 2013. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 2013

On 11 August 2013, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 449 daily.
Pipestone set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 11 August 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 11 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Viuruniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lookout Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kobe	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 11 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 9, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 2013

Top 20 records on 11 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2013	Pipestone, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Marion, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Pali Golf Course 788.1, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Kii-Kahuku 911, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Watford City 14S, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Outokumpu Viuruniemi, FI	all-time rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Angleton 2 W, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Alexander 4 NNW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Sitiawan, MY	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Sala, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Pine Grove Fire Twr, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Norddal, NO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Yokohama, JP	all-time high max	37.4 C (99.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Bremerton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Rock Valley, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Conway, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Wakayama, JP	all-time high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2013	Bergvik, SE	all-time rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	33 years	39 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 470 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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 2026-10-17 (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 10	325
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1