Weather Records on 21 July 1929

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1929. Highest significance: Espanola, US.

Key Facts for 21 July 1929

On 21 July 1929, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 349 daily.
Espanola set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 21 July 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 21 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 226, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 21 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	226
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1929

Top 20 records on 21 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1929	Espanola, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1929	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Cheraw, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Asheville, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Clayton 1 SSW, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Weldon, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Concord, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Salisbury, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Lost Creek Near, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Point Pleasant, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Millport 4 NE, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1929	Plant City, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	22 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

1794 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 360 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	274
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1