Weather Records on 16 August 2013

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2013. Highest significance: Buena Vista, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 2013

On 16 August 2013, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 744 daily.
Buena Vista set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 16 August 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 16 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aldergrove	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Landing 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Mills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crisp Co Pwr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hadama	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 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	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sore Brekkom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oake Marsh Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record high minimum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coquille City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verescagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 16 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2013

Top 20 records on 16 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2013	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2013	Cemal, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Brevard, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Aldergrove, GB	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Mangut, RU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Lynch, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Horton, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Monroe City, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Clarinda, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Cooper Landing 5 W, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Americus, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Lipan 4NW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Rosendal, NO	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2013	Centerville, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 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 770 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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Data for records on 2013-08-16: 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	552
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1