Weather Records on 29 July 1923

168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1923. Highest significance: Glen Dee, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1923

On 29 July 1923, 168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 162 daily.
Glen Dee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 July 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

168 stations

168 station records on 29 July 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wargam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

168 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 90.

Records on 29 July 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1923

Top 20 records on 29 July 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1923	Glen Dee, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1923	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1923	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1923	Moyston, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1923	Whroo, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1923	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1923	Benwerrin, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1923	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Woodstock West, AU	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Tapio, AU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Runnymede Spottsville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Chatham, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1923	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	22 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1923. 1923 had 168 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	81
5 to 10	34
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	12
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	2