Weather Records on 29 July 1938

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1938. Highest significance: Wandiwash, IN.

Key Facts for 29 July 1938

On 29 July 1938, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 338 daily.
Wandiwash set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.4 mm (5.5 in) on 29 July 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 29 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barauli	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 29 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1938

Top 20 records on 29 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1938	Wandiwash, IN	monthly rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Albany, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Stawell, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Arthur City, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Sac City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Ceduna Post Office, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Tufanganj, IN	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Warracknabeal Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Rajmahal, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Arni, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Corning, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1938	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1938. 1938 had 345 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 20	257
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1