Weather Records on 13 July 1937

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1937. Highest significance: Havana, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1937

On 13 July 1937, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 252 daily.
Havana set an all-time record daily precipitation of 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 13 July 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

264 stations

264 station records on 13 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 13 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records

Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1937

Top 20 records on 13 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1937	Havana, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1937	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Veedersburg, US	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Spearfish, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Faulkton, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Orman Dam, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Atchison, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Ewing, US	all-time rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Moores Hill, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Madison, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Purcellville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1937	Danville, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	36 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

1795 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 264 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).