Weather Records on 13 July 1973

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1973. Highest significance: Minsk, BY.

Key Facts for 13 July 1973

On 13 July 1973, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 481 daily.
Minsk set a daily record precipitation of 69.4 mm (2.7 in) on 13 July 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 13 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kargasok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tungokocen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karnack	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moctezuma	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Molino	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 13 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1973

Top 20 records on 13 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1973	Minsk, BY	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1973	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1973	Lees Ferry, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1973	Sredny Vasjugan, RU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Putbus, DE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Gage, US	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Alma, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Pudino, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Kargasok, RU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Halden, NO	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Tungokocen, RU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	El Vado Dam, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Nogales, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Natchez, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Strelka Chunja, RU	daily low max	2.5 C (36.5 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1973	Ruston la Tech, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1973	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 489 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

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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 10	326
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1