Weather Records on 13 August 2015

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2015. Highest significance: Paso de Los Toros, UY.

Key Facts for 13 August 2015

On 13 August 2015, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 623 daily.
Paso de Los Toros set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.0 mm (9.3 in) on 13 August 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 13 August 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hilok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ljuban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cochabamba	Bolivia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russkaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ouessant	France	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kountze	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Herwijnen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 13 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2015

Top 20 records on 13 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2015	Paso de Los Toros, UY	all-time rain	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2015	Hilok, RU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2015	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Ljuban, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Cochabamba, BO	daily low max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	7.9 C (14.2 F)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Paysandu, UY	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Aginskoe, RU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Keele, GB	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Russkaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Ouessant, FR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Great Falls 16St, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Cambridge, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Andel, NL	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2015	Khorog, TJ	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	100 years	40 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 652 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	146
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	356
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	652
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	461
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	487
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1