Weather Records on 30 July 2013

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 2013. Highest significance: Cottonwood Falls, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 2013

On 30 July 2013, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 711 daily.
Cottonwood Falls set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 30 July 2013.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 30 July 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Big Piney	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lalamilo Fld of 191.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Makena Golf Course 249.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krest-Haldzhay	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
King's Cabin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akjar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeba	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burns 5W	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 278.

Records on 30 July 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 2013

Top 20 records on 30 July 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 2013	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2013	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2013	Big Piney, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2013	UNIV of Hawaii 713, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2013	Tynda, RU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2013	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2013	Lalamilo Fld of 191.1, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2013	Vannas, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Waynoka, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Makena Golf Course 249.1, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Klaipeda, LT	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Horton, US	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	113 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Pittsburg, US	monthly rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Vici 1NNW, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Liberec, CZ	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Hesston, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2013	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	51 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 737 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-07-30: 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	546
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1