Weather Records on 29 July 1924

90 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1924. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 29 July 1924

On 29 July 1924, 90 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 87 daily.
Milan set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.8 C (69.4 F) on 29 July 1924.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

90 stations

90 station records on 29 July 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

90 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 40.

Records on 29 July 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1924

Top 20 records on 29 July 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1924	Milan, IT	daily low max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	158 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1924	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Ashland, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Tunis, TN	daily high max	43.0 C (109.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Port Jervis, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Green Bay, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1924	Amherst, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	14 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 90 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 2	39
2 to 4	16
4 to 6	6
6 to 8	3
8 to 10	2
10 to 12	2
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	1