Weather Records on 13 July 1918

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1918. Highest significance: Nairne, AU.

Key Facts for 13 July 1918

On 13 July 1918, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 157 daily.
Nairne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 13 July 1918.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 13 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 148.

Records on 13 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1918

Top 20 records on 13 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1918	Nairne, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1918	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1918	Portland, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1918	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1918	Kapunda Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Truro, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Melrose, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Callington, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1918	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 160 records.

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

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	708
2026	1,123

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	85
5 to 10	40
10 to 15	13
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1