Weather Records on 29 July 1950

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1950. Highest significance: Murwillumbah Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1950

On 29 July 1950, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 727 daily.
Murwillumbah Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 29 July 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 29 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	248.4 mm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuraby Beenleigh Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 460.

Records on 29 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 205.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1950

Top 20 records on 29 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1950	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Banswara, IN	daily rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Indore, IN	daily rain	248.4 mm (9.8 in)	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Morningside, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Rosedale, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	monthly rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Sailana, IN	monthly rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1950	Beardsley, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	46 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

1797 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 744 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 50	637
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1