Weather Records on 13 July 1929

123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1929. Highest significance: Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 13 July 1929

On 13 July 1929, 123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 119 daily.
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 13 July 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

123 stations

123 station records on 13 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

123 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 13 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1929

Top 20 records on 13 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1929	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1929	Waverly, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1929	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1929	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1929	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1929	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Lewisburg, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Napa State Hospital, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Perryville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Academy 2NE, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Blackburn, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Dandenong Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Postville, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1929	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	18 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

1795 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 123 records.

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

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	708
2026	1,123

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 July 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 10	69
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2