Weather Records on 18 July 2013

921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 2013. Highest significance: Springer, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 2013

On 18 July 2013, 921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 890 daily.
Springer set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 18 July 2013.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

921 stations

921 station records on 18 July 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tjukalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haukedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Kilkerran)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spicewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (the Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rotuma	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ofunato	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu	France	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

921 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 278.

Records on 18 July 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 2013 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 2013

Top 20 records on 18 July 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 2013	Springer, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 July 2013	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2013	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2013	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2013	Carlsbad Caverns, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Mount Ive, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Kimba, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Tjukalinsk, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Olton, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Haukedal, NO	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Essendon Airport, AU	monthly high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Pembina, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Balmorhea, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Ortnevik, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Maitland (Kilkerran), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Spur, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Everglades, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2013	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	45 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 921 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 2013-07-18: 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	689
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1