Weather Records on 29 July 1920

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1920. Highest significance: Yarran, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1920

On 29 July 1920, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 94 daily.
Yarran set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 29 July 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 29 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 50.

Records on 29 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

80 broken records

Margins by which the 80 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1920

Top 20 records on 29 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1920	Yarran, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1920	The Olives, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1920	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Lexington, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Wien, AT	daily low min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Jumping Sand Hill Well, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Dumosa, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Clunes, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1920	Mein Station, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	19 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 94 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 5	68
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	2