Weather Records on 13 July 1987

1,105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1987. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1987

On 13 July 1987, 1,105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
440 were record highs and 489 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Houston set a daily record precipitation of 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 13 July 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,105 stations

1,105 station records on 13 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kropotkin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vimmerby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Svinhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tovehult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarydjas	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ungsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,105 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 254, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 235, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 13 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	254
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	235
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 36, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1987

Top 20 records on 13 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1987	Houston, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1987	Kosch-Agach, RU	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Canton, US	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Achisaj, KZ	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Hassleby, SE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Boonville, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Boulder, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Kropotkin, RU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Vimmerby, SE	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Canon City, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Richfield, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Vandalia, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Svinhult_D, SE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Black Rock, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Scott City, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1987	Kassler, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	44 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,105 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 1987-07-13: 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 10	728
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1