Weather Records on 13 July 1928

146 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1928. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1928

On 13 July 1928, 146 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 143 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 13 July 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

146 stations

146 station records on 13 July 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

146 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 68.

Records on 13 July 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

120 broken records

Margins by which the 120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1928

Top 20 records on 13 July 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1928	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1928	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1928	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1928	Quakertown, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1928	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1928	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Antigo, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Ozark, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Irvington, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Rockville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	36.8 C (98.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Philadelphia Shawmont, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Hammond, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Wray, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Grafton, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	New Burnside, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1928	Casey, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 146 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 July 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	86
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2