Weather Records on 29 July 1957

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1957. Highest significance: Clare Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1957

On 29 July 1957, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 355 daily.
Clare Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 29 July 1957.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 29 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graterford	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 29 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1957

Top 20 records on 29 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1957	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1957	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1957	Centerville, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Unionville, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Lowville, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Warsaw, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Sycamore, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Maitland, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Graterford, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Knoxville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1957	Carlyle, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1957. 1957 had 364 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	217
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1