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Weather Records on 29 July 1903

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1903. Highest significance: Cape Northumberland, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1903

  • On 29 July 1903, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Cape Northumberland set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 29 July 1903.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 29 July 1903 16 station records on 29 July 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 29 July 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 July 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 29 July 1903 by type Records set or tied on 29 July 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 July 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 29 July 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 July 1903 by timescale Records on 29 July 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 July 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 29 July 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 July 1903 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 54 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 July 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 45
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1903
Top 16 records on 29 July 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 July 1903Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)31 years41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1903Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)49 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Chatham, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Peterborough, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Halifax, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Daylesford, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Truro, CAdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Portland, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Falun, SEdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Boorolong, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1903Saint John, CAdaily low max (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1903
Records on 07-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1903. 1903 had 16 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11807: 11815: 11824: 11830: 11834: 11838: 11843: 11845: 21848: 11851: 11853: 11857: 11858: 31859: 11860: 31867: 31868: 21869: 11872: 21873: 11875: 11877: 21881: 11883: 11884: 21886: 21887: 21888: 21889: 11890: 41891: 21893: 21894: 41895: 41896: 11897: 51898: 71899: 11900: 51901: 151902: 31903: 161904: 141905: 171906: 131907: 311908: 281909: 451910: 221911: 481912: 351913: 331914: 1301915: 151916: 1861917: 501918: 281919: 291920: 941921: 941922: 831923: 1681924: 901925: 4271926: 1541927: 1191928: 2971929: 3471930: 3431931: 4011932: 2171933: 5011934: 9571935: 2801936: 3481937: 2761938: 3451939: 4341940: 5391941: 4001942: 2011943: 4331944: 2631945: 4291946: 3841947: 4341948: 5101949: 5111950: 7441951: 3331952: 7121953: 2511954: 4451955: 4631956: 4081957: 3641958: 6201959: 3831960: 6111961: 5631962: 4101963: 4621964: 5101965: 7091966: 4171967: 3701968: 7441969: 6301970: 4651971: 1,6091972: 6651973: 4591974: 4631975: 8941976: 5061977: 7121978: 5511979: 6011980: 8641981: 1,4961982: 6991983: 1,0221984: 1,1731985: 8231986: 8421987: 1,4121988: 7441989: 1,0081990: 7451991: 7651992: 6201993: 1,0631994: 1,6951995: 1,2951996: 1,0851997: 9791998: 1,2511999: 1,2712000: 8982001: 1,2052002: 1,2942003: 1,1662004: 1,1672005: 1,3342006: 1,0852007: 1,1162008: 8522009: 1,3112010: 1,6912011: 1,0122012: 6562013: 1,1592014: 1,0612015: 8332016: 5802017: 6082018: 6532019: 4962020: 4802021: 6672022: 1,0582023: 8032024: 6942025: 8592026: 9791797186818951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1903. 1903 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-29 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18071
18151
18241
18301
18341
18381
18431
18452
18481
18511
18531
18571
18583
18591
18603
18673
18682
18691
18722
18731
18751
18772
18811
18831
18842
18862
18872
18882
18891
18904
18912
18932
18944
18954
18961
18975
18987
18991
19005
190115
19023
190316
190414
190517
190613
190731
190828
190945
191022
191148
191235
191333
1914130
191515
1916186
191750
191828
191929
192094
192194
192283
1923168
192490
1925427
1926154
1927119
1928297
1929347
1930343
1931401
1932217
1933501
1934957
1935280
1936348
1937276
1938345
1939434
1940539
1941400
1942201
1943433
1944263
1945429
1946384
1947434
1948510
1949511
1950744
1951333
1952712
1953251
1954445
1955463
1956408
1957364
1958620
1959383
1960611
1961563
1962410
1963462
1964510
1965709
1966417
1967370
1968744
1969630
1970465
19711,609
1972665
1973459
1974463
1975894
1976506
1977712
1978551
1979601
1980864
19811,496
1982699
19831,022
19841,173
1985823
1986842
19871,412
1988744
19891,008
1990745
1991765
1992620
19931,063
19941,695
19951,295
19961,085
1997979
19981,251
19991,271
2000898
20011,205
20021,294
20031,166
20041,167
20051,334
20061,085
20071,116
2008852
20091,311
20101,691
20111,012
2012656
20131,159
20141,061
2015833
2016580
2017608
2018653
2019496
2020480
2021667
20221,058
2023803
2024694
2025859
2026979

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).