Weather Records on 13 July 1981

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1981. Highest significance: Lake City, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1981

On 13 July 1981, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 776 daily.
Lake City set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 13 July 1981.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 13 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Semijarka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Liman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cureton Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trois Rivieres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coaticook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chengdu	China	Record daily precipitation	201.3 mm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 11, daily 776.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1981

Top 20 records on 13 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1981	Lake City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1981	Holter Dam, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1981	Landsburg, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1981	Golden A, CA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1981	Lake Louise, CA	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Semijarka, KZ	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Tugaske, CA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Liman, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Rico, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Leipikvattnet, SE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Prilep, MK	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1981	Cureton Rch, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	42 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 795 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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Data for records on 1981-07-13: 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 2026-10-14 (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 20	568
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1