Weather Records on 13 August 2021

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2021. Highest significance: Petrozawodsk, RU.

Key Facts for 13 August 2021

On 13 August 2021, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
679 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 851 daily.
Petrozawodsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 13 August 2021.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 13 August 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Bottom STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lesukonskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Top STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tacna 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 402, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 13 August 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	402
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 2021 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 59, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2021

Top 20 records on 13 August 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2021	Petrozawodsk, RU	all-time rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2021	Saga, JP	monthly rain	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	40 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2021	Pasighat, IN	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2021	Hitoyoshi, JP	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2021	Olonec, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2021	Kerch, UA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2021	Fukuyama, JP	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Iizuka, JP	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Tonganoxie 5SE, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Anapa, RU	all-time rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Tsuyama, JP	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Nagasaki, JP	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Hangzhou, CN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Elfin Cove, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2021	Skagway, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	51 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 928 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 2021-08-13: 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 2026-10-17 (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	698
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1