Weather Records on 11 July 1929

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1929. Highest significance: Jamestown, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 July 1929

On 11 July 1929, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 119 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 11 July 1929.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 11 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 11 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1929

Top 20 records on 11 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1929	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1929	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1929	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1929	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1929	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1929	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1929	McPherson, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1929	Ocala, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Horton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Thurman, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Princeton, CA	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1929	Griggsville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 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

1813 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1929. 1929 had 121 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	76
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1