Weather Records on 13 August 2013

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2013. Highest significance: Portland, AU.

Key Facts for 13 August 2013

On 13 August 2013, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 426 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 13 August 2013.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 13 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marietta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasaw Nra	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Louisefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Union 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 9NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lieto Tammentaka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inter Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Grove Furnace	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark Agric. School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yinchuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 196.

Records on 13 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2013

Top 20 records on 13 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2013	Portland, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2013	Marietta Lock 1, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2013	Marietta Wwtp, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2013	Evergreen, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Keno, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Lead, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Chickasaw Nra, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Louisefred, SE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Auburn, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Wilmington New Castle Co AP, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	W Union 2, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Parkersburg AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Fanshawe, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Kouvola Anjala, FI	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Hanko Tvarminne, FI	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2013	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 430 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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Data for records on 2013-08-13: 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	322
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2