Weather Records on 14 August 2013

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2013. Highest significance: Clinton Forestry HQ, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 2013

On 14 August 2013, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 599 daily.
Clinton Forestry HQ set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 14 August 2013.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 14 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portland (Cashmore Airport)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Distillery Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heinola Asemantaus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vyborg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Judoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burns Creek (Janefield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iitti Kausala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lahti Laune	Finland	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perth (Forestry Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Blessington (Heathcote)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Montagu Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Musselboro (Elverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oripaa Teinikivi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sysma Joutsjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joensuu Huhtilampi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkham (Avenue Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asikkala Urajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 14 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2013

Top 20 records on 14 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2013	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 August 2013	Cape Bridgewater, AU	monthly rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2013	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	90 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2013	Selbourne (Kirnbrae), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2013	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2013	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2013	Wynyard Airport, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2013	Post, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Portland (Cashmore Airport), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Anselmo 2 WSW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Heinola Asemantaus, FI	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Vyborg, RU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Ust-Judoma, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Burns Creek (Janefield), AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Iitti Kausala, FI	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Soloneshnoe, RU	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Kimberley (Siding), AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Columbia, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	52 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 612 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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Data for records on 2013-08-14: 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 10	398
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2