Weather Records on 15 July 2013

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2013. Highest significance: Brownwood 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 2013

On 15 July 2013, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 242 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 714 daily.
Brownwood 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 15 July 2013.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 15 July 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Watonga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hailar	China	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Painted Desert Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek (Somer Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 15 July 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2013 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 43, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2013

Top 20 records on 15 July 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2013	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	112 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Comanche, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Gatesville, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Watonga, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Portland, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2013	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Cleburne, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Owen, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Barrington Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Pratt 3NW, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Mullen 3S, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Hailar, CN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Westcliffe, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2013	Edom, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	49 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

1793 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 761 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-07-15: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	565
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1