Weather Records on 29 July 1958

620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1958. Highest significance: Stockdill Rch, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 1958

On 29 July 1958, 620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 605 daily.
Stockdill Rch set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 29 July 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

620 stations

620 station records on 29 July 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

620 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 353.

Records on 29 July 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1958

Top 20 records on 29 July 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1958	Stockdill Rch, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1958	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	all-time rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Houlton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Port Daniel, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Orono, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Musquash, CA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Cedar Run (River), US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Saint John, CA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Springfield, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Skovorodino, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Woodland, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1958	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1958. 1958 had 620 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	450
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1