Weather Records on 13 July 1978

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1978. Highest significance: West Quarter, AU.

Key Facts for 13 July 1978

On 13 July 1978, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 427 daily.
West Quarter set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 13 July 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 13 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mangut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 13 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1978

Top 20 records on 13 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1978	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1978	Brunswick-McKinnon AP, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Live Oak, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Coloso, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Andarai, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Carlisle, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Cascavel, BR	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	W Pt, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Gettysburg, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Georgetown, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Hatteras, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Aquiraz, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Imperial, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1978	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 437 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	271
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1