Weather Records on 29 July 1944

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1944. Highest significance: Nawabganj, IN.

Key Facts for 29 July 1944

On 29 July 1944, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 257 daily.
Nawabganj set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 29 July 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 29 July 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suratgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 29 July 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1944

Top 20 records on 29 July 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1944	Nawabganj, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1944	Ghosi, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1944	Bansi, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1944	Glacier, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1944	Iron River, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1944	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Kharar, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Grand Coteau, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Uri, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Ft Sumner, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Kharagpur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Dataganj, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Smithfield, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Grants Pass, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Suratgarh, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Bilari, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Junction 4SSW, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1944	Gleichen, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1944. 1944 had 263 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	168
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2