Weather Records on 15 August 2013

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2013. Highest significance: Tjuhtet, RU.

Key Facts for 15 August 2013

On 15 August 2013, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 703 daily.
Tjuhtet set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 15 August 2013.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 15 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kovda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ujar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley (Bangor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abag Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 15 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2013

Top 20 records on 15 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2013	Tjuhtet, RU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2013	Chambers, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2013	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	113 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Kuzedeevo, RU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Opelika, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Suwa, JP	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Kaca, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Gogerddan, GB	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Xilin Hot, CN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Wuzhou, CN	monthly rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Jonesville Locks, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Marlinton, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Guiping, CN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Kovda, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Pogibi, RU	all-time high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Ilyinskiy, RU	all-time high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Edisto Beach Sp, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2013	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	48 years	44 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 711 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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 20	500
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1