Weather Records on 16 July 1929

192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1929. Highest significance: Holly Springs 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1929

On 16 July 1929, 192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 185 daily.
Holly Springs 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 16 July 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

192 stations

192 station records on 16 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

192 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 16 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1929

Top 20 records on 16 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1929	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1929	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1929	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Water Valley, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Espanola, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	monthly low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	State College, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Ozark, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Schriever, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Quakertown, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Hawkinsville, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1929	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	20 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

1798 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1929. 1929 had 192 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	121
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1