Weather Records on 3 July 1929

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1929. Highest significance: Drift Sands (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 July 1929

On 3 July 1929, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 283 daily.
Drift Sands (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 3 July 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 3 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 3 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1929

Top 20 records on 3 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1929	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1929	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1929	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1929	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Fulton, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Berkeley, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	New London, US	monthly low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Cutchogue, US	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Jim Thorpe, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Bloomfield, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Hollister 1 SW, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Oakland, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Scott, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1929	Setauket Strong, US	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	17 years	23 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

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 315 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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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 10	212
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1