Weather Records on 29 July 1930

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1930. Highest significance: Groningen-1, NL.

Key Facts for 29 July 1930

On 29 July 1930, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 294 daily.
Groningen-1 set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 29 July 1930.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 29 July 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 29 July 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1930 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 14, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1930

Top 20 records on 29 July 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1930	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Malvern, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Little Rock St Capitol, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Subiaco, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1930	Brinkley, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Valley Head, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Mexico, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Plain Dealing, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Union City, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Durham, GB	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1930	Holly Springs 2 N, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	0 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

1797 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1930. 1930 had 343 records.

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

Records on 07-29 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1815	1
1824	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	3
1867	3
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	7
1899	1
1900	5
1901	15
1902	3
1903	16
1904	14
1905	17
1906	13
1907	31
1908	28
1909	45
1910	22
1911	48
1912	35
1913	33
1914	130
1915	15
1916	186
1917	50
1918	28
1919	29
1920	94
1921	94
1922	83
1923	168
1924	90
1925	427
1926	154
1927	119
1928	297
1929	347
1930	343
1931	401
1932	217
1933	501
1934	957
1935	280
1936	348
1937	276
1938	345
1939	434
1940	539
1941	400
1942	201
1943	433
1944	263
1945	429
1946	384
1947	434
1948	510
1949	511
1950	744
1951	333
1952	712
1953	251
1954	445
1955	463
1956	408
1957	364
1958	620
1959	383
1960	611
1961	563
1962	410
1963	462
1964	510
1965	709
1966	417
1967	370
1968	744
1969	630
1970	465
1971	1,609
1972	665
1973	459
1974	463
1975	894
1976	506
1977	712
1978	551
1979	601
1980	864
1981	1,496
1982	699
1983	1,022
1984	1,173
1985	823
1986	842
1987	1,412
1988	744
1989	1,008
1990	745
1991	765
1992	620
1993	1,063
1994	1,695
1995	1,295
1996	1,085
1997	979
1998	1,251
1999	1,271
2000	898
2001	1,205
2002	1,294
2003	1,166
2004	1,167
2005	1,334
2006	1,085
2007	1,116
2008	852
2009	1,311
2010	1,691
2011	1,012
2012	656
2013	1,159
2014	1,061
2015	833
2016	580
2017	608
2018	653
2019	496
2020	480
2021	667
2022	1,058
2023	803
2024	694
2025	859
2026	979

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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	253
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1