Weather Records on 17 July 1929

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1929. Highest significance: Batesville, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1929

On 17 July 1929, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 147 daily.
Batesville set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 17 July 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 17 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 17 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1929

Top 20 records on 17 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1929	Batesville, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Selma, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Ozark, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Milford 2 SE, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Glasgow #2, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	St Albans, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Needles, US	daily low max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Millsboro, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Ness City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Easton, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1929	Espanola, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 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

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 154 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 5	87
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1