Weather Records on 13 August 2020

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2020. Highest significance: Mena, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 2020

On 13 August 2020, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
559 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 725 daily.
Mena set a monthly record daily precipitation of 192.3 mm (7.6 in) on 13 August 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 13 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Jarud Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wapenveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foreman	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baingoin	China	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Venray	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woltersum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lochem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alencon/Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twenthe	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 305, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 13 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	305
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2020

Top 20 records on 13 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2020	Mena, US	monthly rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2020	Jarud Qi, CN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Holcombe, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Rothamsted, GB	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Tian-Shan, KG	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Eelde, NL	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Stavoren_1, NL	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Dalatangi, IS	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Wapenveld, NL	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Brevard, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Williamsville, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Hachita 1W, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Alatyr', RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Foreman, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Elburg, NL	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Casa Grande, US	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2020	Imperial, US	daily high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	42 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 753 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	145
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	355
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	653
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	462
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

Download the Data

Data for records on 2020-08-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	540
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1