Weather Records on 29 July 1914

130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1914. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 July 1914

On 29 July 1914, 130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 128 daily.
Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 July 1914.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

130 stations

130 station records on 29 July 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

130 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 96.

Records on 29 July 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

116 broken records

Margins by which the 116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1914

Top 20 records on 29 July 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1914	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1914	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Lyonville, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Blyth, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Wellington East, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Euroa, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1914	Minnedosa, CA	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	17 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 130 records.

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

Records on 07-29 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1815	1
1824	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	3
1867	3
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	7
1899	1
1900	5
1901	15
1902	3
1903	16
1904	14
1905	17
1906	13
1907	31
1908	28
1909	45
1910	22
1911	48
1912	35
1913	33
1914	130
1915	15
1916	186
1917	50
1918	28
1919	29
1920	94
1921	94
1922	83
1923	168
1924	90
1925	427
1926	154
1927	119
1928	297
1929	347
1930	343
1931	401
1932	217
1933	501
1934	957
1935	280
1936	348
1937	276
1938	345
1939	434
1940	539
1941	400
1942	201
1943	433
1944	263
1945	429
1946	384
1947	434
1948	510
1949	511
1950	744
1951	333
1952	712
1953	251
1954	445
1955	463
1956	408
1957	364
1958	620
1959	383
1960	611
1961	563
1962	410
1963	462
1964	510
1965	709
1966	417
1967	370
1968	744
1969	630
1970	465
1971	1,609
1972	665
1973	459
1974	463
1975	894
1976	506
1977	712
1978	551
1979	601
1980	864
1981	1,496
1982	699
1983	1,022
1984	1,173
1985	823
1986	842
1987	1,412
1988	744
1989	1,008
1990	745
1991	765
1992	620
1993	1,063
1994	1,695
1995	1,295
1996	1,085
1997	979
1998	1,251
1999	1,271
2000	898
2001	1,205
2002	1,294
2003	1,166
2004	1,167
2005	1,334
2006	1,085
2007	1,116
2008	852
2009	1,311
2010	1,691
2011	1,012
2012	656
2013	1,159
2014	1,061
2015	833
2016	580
2017	608
2018	653
2019	496
2020	480
2021	667
2022	1,058
2023	803
2024	694
2025	859
2026	979

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	70
3 to 5	19
5 to 8	17
8 to 10	4
10 to 13	2
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	3