Weather Records on 13 July 2012

1,283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 2012. Highest significance: Intl Falls Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 2012

On 13 July 2012, 1,283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
478 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,247 daily.
Intl Falls Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 13 July 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,283 stations

1,283 station records on 13 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Heads Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molyullah (Killanoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sontra	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Jarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Jaurakkajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Bimbadeen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowanlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra (Myloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ward Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond (Koala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden (Balook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onavas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,283 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 576.

Records on 13 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	576
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 1,247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,052 broken records

Margins by which the 1,052 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 2012

Top 20 records on 13 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 2012	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 July 2012	Cypress, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 July 2012	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 July 2012	Mount Jukes, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 July 2012	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Eton State Water Depot, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Elliott Heads Road, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Bellata Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Biedenkopf, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Amsterdam, NL	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Tomball, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	123 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Wilson Beach, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Molyullah (Killanoola), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2012	Sontra, DE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	48 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 1,283 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	971
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1