Weather Records on 15 July 1929

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1929. Highest significance: Monmouth, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1929

On 15 July 1929, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 211 daily.
Monmouth set an all-time record daily precipitation of 165.9 mm (6.5 in) on 15 July 1929.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

213 stations

213 station records on 15 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 15 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1929

Top 20 records on 15 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1929	Monmouth, US	all-time rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1929	Svirica, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1929	Warsaw, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1929	Rushville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Pana, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Millerton, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Hallock, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Espanola, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Iowa City, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Clarinda, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Corning, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Carlinville, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Verhojansk, RU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Rockwell City, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Bardstown, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Nebraska City 1 NW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Talbotton, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1929	Carroll, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	11 years	19 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 213 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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	128
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2