Weather Records on 13 July 1962

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1962. Highest significance: Hanna, CA.

Key Facts for 13 July 1962

On 13 July 1962, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 592 daily.
Hanna set an all-time record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 13 July 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 13 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mhew(Mhow)	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turner	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 227, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 300.

Records on 13 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	227
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1962

Top 20 records on 13 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1962	Hanna, CA	all-time rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1962	Armour, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1962	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	University Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Saint John, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Banswara, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Viking, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Klintonel, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Ust-Maja, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Driggs, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Tooele, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Veraval, IN	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Tyndall, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Naco, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Mhew(Mhow), IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Murdo, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1962	Farmington, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 615 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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Data for records on 1962-07-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	485
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2