Weather Records on 16 July 2013

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2013. Highest significance: Tow, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2013

On 16 July 2013, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 819 daily.
Tow set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 16 July 2013.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 16 July 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tow	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nha Trang	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salla Kelloselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andice 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 247, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 16 July 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	247
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2013 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2013

Top 20 records on 16 July 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2013	Tow, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2013	Eden, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2013	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2013	Stamford 1, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2013	Springer, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	118 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2013	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Bijsk Zonalnaja, RU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Tipton 4S Mesonet, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Meeker 5 W, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Grapevine Dam, US	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Silver Valley, US	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Ust-Njukzha, RU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Galena, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Estancia 4N, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Burkett, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Burnet, US	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Dearborn, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Portales, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2013	Atoka, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 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

1798 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2013. 2013 had 853 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-07-16: 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	639
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1