Weather Records on 13 July 1963

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1963. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1963

On 13 July 1963, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 694 daily.
Greenville set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 13 July 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 13 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marrilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 520.

Records on 13 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	520
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1963

Top 20 records on 13 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1963	Greenville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1963	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1963	Patti, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Pascoe Vale, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Rasra, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Windsor, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Naracoopa, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Zamana, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Chilton, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Rockbank, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Heathcote Junction, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Middalya, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Epping, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1963	Yambacoona, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	47 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 726 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	707
2026	1,124

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-07-13: 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	561
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3