Weather Records on 7 September 1929

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1929. Highest significance: New Orleans Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1929

On 7 September 1929, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 343 daily.
New Orleans Audubon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 329.2 mm (13.0 in) on 7 September 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 7 September 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	329.2 mm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 September 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1929

Top 20 records on 7 September 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1929	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly rain	329.2 mm (13.0 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	New Orleans Carrollton, US	monthly rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Marion, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Ft Morgan, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Greeley, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17.8 C (32.0 F)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Lodgepole, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1929	Bridgeport, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13.8 C (24.8 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Curtis, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Paducah River, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Bay Saint Louis, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Bancroft, CA	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1929	Lakin, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	20 years	28 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

1802 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1929. 1929 had 355 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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 20	251
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1