Weather Records on 22 August 2013

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 2013. Highest significance: Alta, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 2013

On 22 August 2013, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 439 daily.
Alta set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 August 2013.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 22 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bessemer 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baguio	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Needles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merklingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 22 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 5, daily 439.

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 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 2013

Top 20 records on 22 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2013	Alta, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2013	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Newport, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Bloomfield, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Fullerton, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Wickenburg, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Bessemer 3 WSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Moab, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Jian, CN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Chambers, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily low min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Albion, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Lone Rock Tri Co AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2013	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	35 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

1802 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2013. 2013 had 450 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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	343
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1