Weather Records on 13 July 1970

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1970. Highest significance: Chester, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1970

On 13 July 1970, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 396 daily.
Chester set an all-time record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 13 July 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 13 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umaria	India	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolsey	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	275.4 mm (10.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katiya	India	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 13 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1970

Top 20 records on 13 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1970	Chester, US	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1970	Svirica, RU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1970	Nkhota Kota, MW	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Cut Bank AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Pierson, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Umaria, IN	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Oktyabr Skoye, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Joplin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Valier, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Wolsey, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Bigfork 13 S, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Birtle, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Brady Aznoe, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Conrad, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Mt Locke, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Tura, IN	monthly rain	275.4 mm (10.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Blackleaf, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Ovando, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Cumberland, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1970	Hvar, HR	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	89 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 410 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 1970-07-13: 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 2026-10-17 (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	296
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1