Weather Records on 13 July 1959

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1959. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 July 1959

On 13 July 1959, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 431 daily.
Riversdale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 13 July 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 13 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 262.

Records on 13 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 13, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1959

Top 20 records on 13 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1959	Riversdale, ZA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1959	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1959	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	all-time high max	44.0 C (111.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Hudson, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Barrydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Stewart, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Indore, IN	daily rain	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Badnagar, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Vilnius, LT	all-time high min	22.3 C (72.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	170 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Eagle Creek, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Tartu-Toravere, EE	all-time high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	132 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Seoni, IN	daily rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Vilnius, LT	all-time high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1959	Verkeerdevlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	38 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 451 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 20	333
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1