Weather Records on 13 July 1961

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1961. Highest significance: Karlshamn, SE.

Key Facts for 13 July 1961

On 13 July 1961, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 501 daily.
Karlshamn set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 13 July 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 13 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth Dam 44	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salwani(Silvani)	India	Record daily precipitation	195.5 mm (7.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 13 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1961

Top 20 records on 13 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1961	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Vicosa, BR	monthly rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Palmares, BR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Golden, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Rafiganj, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Oneonta, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Chilliwack, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1961	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	34 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 513 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	381
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1