Weather Records on 29 June 1940

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 June 1940. Highest significance: Highland Home, US.

Key Facts for 29 June 1940

On 29 June 1940, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 338 daily.
Highland Home set a monthly record daily precipitation of 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 29 June 1940.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 29 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beri(Berikhas)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	301.5 mm (11.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 29 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 29 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 June 1940

Top 20 records on 29 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1940	Highland Home, US	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1940	Temple, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Hewitt, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Austin, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Burnet, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Bundi, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	La Grange, US	all-time rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Jullundar, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Hernando, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Laurel, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Union City, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Mexia, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Chirawa, IN	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Lampasas, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1940	Troy, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1812 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1940. 1940 had 353 records.

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

Records on 06-29 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1829	1
1834	2
1835	2
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1854	1
1857	2
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	2
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	2
1899	6
1900	4
1901	10
1902	18
1903	7
1904	8
1905	22
1906	36
1907	16
1908	9
1909	19
1910	107
1911	22
1912	23
1913	73
1914	58
1915	54
1916	87
1917	45
1918	51
1919	85
1920	257
1921	74
1922	134
1923	326
1924	128
1925	135
1926	134
1927	153
1928	186
1929	185
1930	285
1931	935
1932	141
1933	590
1934	735
1935	298
1936	682
1937	344
1938	418
1939	452
1940	353
1941	396
1942	310
1943	515
1944	325
1945	604
1946	566
1947	497
1948	423
1949	409
1950	393
1951	439
1952	730
1953	322
1954	384
1955	452
1956	542
1957	572
1958	454
1959	733
1960	266
1961	374
1962	269
1963	742
1964	297
1965	407
1966	492
1967	315
1968	748
1969	561
1970	814
1971	494
1972	574
1973	730
1974	804
1975	552
1976	558
1977	664
1978	929
1979	517
1980	984
1981	807
1982	1,150
1983	1,298
1984	719
1985	925
1986	673
1987	739
1988	1,074
1989	915
1990	932
1991	1,346
1992	1,328
1993	840
1994	1,227
1995	1,101
1996	1,032
1997	1,143
1998	1,448
1999	1,147
2000	1,151
2001	625
2002	929
2003	1,014
2004	1,013
2005	1,247
2006	793
2007	935
2008	780
2009	890
2010	1,041
2011	1,171
2012	1,374
2013	900
2014	606
2015	1,119
2016	419
2017	688
2018	590
2019	732
2020	1,249
2021	1,623
2022	759
2023	486
2024	948
2025	623
2026	1,299

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Data for records on 1940-06-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	235
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1