Weather Records on 23 August 2013

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2013. Highest significance: Sosunovo, RU.

Key Facts for 23 August 2013

On 23 August 2013, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 386 daily.
Sosunovo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 23 August 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 23 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sosunovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kanevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White River #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimchaek/Songjin	Korea, North	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moweaqua 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mexican Hat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 23 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2013

Top 20 records on 23 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2013	Sosunovo, RU	all-time rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2013	Zimnegorskij Majak, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2013	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Fushiki, JP	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Sredhekolymsk, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Fish Creek, AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Greeley Unc, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Kanevka, RU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Howell Canyon, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Tidal River, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Zhizhgin Mayak, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Rangeley, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Goldendale, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2013	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	41 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 397 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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 10	267
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4