Weather Records on 13 July 1974

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1974. Highest significance: Verhneimbatsk, RU.

Key Facts for 13 July 1974

On 13 July 1974, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 554 daily.
Verhneimbatsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.3 mm (3.6 in) on 13 July 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 13 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount James	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avangard Zernosovho	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1974

Top 20 records on 13 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1974	Verhneimbatsk, RU	monthly rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1974	Bullara, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1974	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Munarra, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Belele, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Trier, DE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Buttah, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Mount James, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Winderie, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Avangard Zernosovho, RU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Princetown, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Alturas, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Janesville, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Annean, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Bor, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1974	Luverne, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	37 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 569 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 50	401
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1