Weather Records on 28 July 1929

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1929. Highest significance: Niznij Novgorod, RU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1929

On 28 July 1929, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 211 daily.
Niznij Novgorod set a daily record precipitation of 51.4 mm (2.0 in) on 28 July 1929.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 28 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambray	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 28 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 1, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records

Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1929

Top 20 records on 28 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1929	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1929	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1929	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1929	Newton, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Paris, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Espanola, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Toronto, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Cambray, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Haliburton A, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Godegard, SE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low max	7.9 C (46.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1929	Collbran, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	2 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

1815 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1929. 1929 had 215 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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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	143
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1