Weather Records on 18 August 2013

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 2013. Highest significance: East London, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 August 2013

On 18 August 2013, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 739 daily.
East London set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 18 August 2013.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 18 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pamjatnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 18 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 2013

Top 20 records on 18 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 2013	East London, ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2013	Heden, SE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2013	Springer, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2013	Thomasville, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	120 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Carrollton, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Enschede, NL	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Hartwell, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Connorville (Lake River), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Hazlehurst, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Biloxi, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Tryon, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Dauphin Is #2, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Talladega, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Marion, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Mobile Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2013	Pamjatnaja, RU	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 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

1797 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2013. 2013 had 752 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	577
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1