Weather Records on 17 July 2013

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 2013. Highest significance: Cavern City AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 2013

On 17 July 2013, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 797 daily.
Cavern City AP set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 17 July 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 17 July 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Howick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Cristo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bug Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mordetta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 17 July 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 2013 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 797.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 2013

Top 20 records on 17 July 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 2013	Cavern City AP, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2013	Plainview, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2013	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Kingsport, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Ft Davis, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Houlton AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	McKeesport, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Paradise, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Springer, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Alpine, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Miami Intl AP, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Cavern City AP, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Mount Howick, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Marlinton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Mtn Park, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Caribou WFO, US	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Snyder, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2013	Monte Cristo, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	47 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 819 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 July 2013
Margin	Records
0 to 10	556
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1