Weather Records on 10 July 1929

175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1929. Highest significance: Jamestown, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 July 1929

On 10 July 1929, 175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 169 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 10 July 1929.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

175 stations

175 station records on 10 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

175 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 10 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records

Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1929

Top 20 records on 10 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1929	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1929	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1929	Niznij Novgorod, RU	all-time rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1929	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1929	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1929	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly low min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1929	Kamloops, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	N Loup, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	monthly low max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Brakfontein, ZA	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Decatur, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Union City, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Addison, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1929	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	21 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 175 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	116
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1