Weather Records on 21 July 2013

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2013. Highest significance: Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 2013

On 21 July 2013, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 512 daily.
Cheltenham Kingston Centre set a daily record precipitation of 54.5 mm (2.1 in) on 21 July 2013.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 21 July 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pereslavl-Zalesskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naro-Fominsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlovskij Posad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malojaroslavec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashurst Hayden Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kasira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altona (City Offices)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivdel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kolomna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waltonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 21 July 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2013

Top 20 records on 21 July 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2013	Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2013	Payson, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2013	Carbon Hill 4SE, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Pereslavl-Zalesskij, RU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily low max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Naro-Fominsk, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Cedar Vale 5SSE, US	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Lockwood, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Springer, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	118 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Bagdad, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Bely Island, RU	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Pavlovskij Posad, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Ft Valley, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Malojaroslavec, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	124 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Oxford, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2013	Dutch Harbor, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	43 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

1794 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 526 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	406
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1