Weather Records on 20 July 2013

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2013. Highest significance: Painesville 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 2013

On 20 July 2013, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 828 daily.
Painesville 4 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 185.4 mm (7.3 in) on 20 July 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 20 July 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Suntar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland (Cashmore Airport)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingisepp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Mole Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie (Lallybroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellangowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Tarana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mole River (Trenayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Station Nord	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belmullet	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Segeza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Dalblair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loomberah (Pendene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 380.

Records on 20 July 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2013 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 11, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2013

Top 20 records on 20 July 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2013	Painesville 4 NW, US	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2013	Suntar, RU	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Boothulla, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Raton Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Aberdeen (Rossgole), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Pandora, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Point Pass, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Applethorpe, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Langley, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Mesa, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Waldron, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Palgrove, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Portland (Cashmore Airport), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Kingisepp, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2013	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 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

1809 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2013. 2013 had 850 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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Data for records on 2013-07-20: 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 10	552
10 to 20	87
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2