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Weather Records on 29 July 1908

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1908. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1908

  • On 29 July 1908, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 29 July 1908.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 29 July 1908 28 station records on 29 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 29 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.5 mm (2.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 29 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 29 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 035810Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 29 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 July 1908 by timescale Records on 29 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 29 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 July 1908 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 123 to 5: 15 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 20 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 312
3 to 51
5 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 182

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1908
Top 20 records on 29 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 July 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain60.5 mm (2.4 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)40 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)2 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Stratford, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max8.8 C (47.8 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Maitland West, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Quebec, CAdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Buffalo, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)1 year3 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1908Toronto, CAdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie9 years2 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 1908
Records on 07-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 28 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: 6522019: 4962020: 4762021: 6672022: 1,0552023: 8022024: 6942025: 8591797186818951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 28 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
2018652
2019496
2020476
2021667
20221,055
2023802
2024694
2025859

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).