Weather Records on 29 July 1942

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1942. Highest significance: Dumka, IN.

Key Facts for 29 July 1942

On 29 July 1942, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 193 daily.
Dumka set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 29 July 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 29 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsburg Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records

Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1942

Top 20 records on 29 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1942	Dumka, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1942	Grayling, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1942	Rumford, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1942	Warwick, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1942	Assobani, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1942	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1942	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1942	Petropavlovsk, KZ	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Damra, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Freeport, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Lindsay, CA	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Hampton, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Waterdale, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Franklin, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Bloomsburg Near, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1942	Dwight, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	25 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1942. 1942 had 201 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	142
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1