Weather Records on 29 July 1963

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1963. Highest significance: Mt Vernon 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 1963

On 29 July 1963, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 442 daily.
Mt Vernon 3 NE set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 29 July 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 29 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 29 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1963

Top 20 records on 29 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1963	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Shirpur, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Moncton, CA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Wagoner, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Nairne, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Catus, FR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Gondal, IN	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Pauri, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Myponga, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Dungarpur, IN	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1963	Portland, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	53 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1963. 1963 had 462 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	314
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3