Weather Records on 29 July 1966

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1966. Highest significance: Bluff, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 1966

On 29 July 1966, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 412 daily.
Bluff set an all-time record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 29 July 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 29 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	174.9 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raevsky	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barerakalan	India	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	336.8 mm (13.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bristol Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 29 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1966

Top 20 records on 29 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1966	Bluff, US	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1966	Morsi, IN	daily rain	174.9 mm (6.9 in)	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1966	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Haigler, US	all-time rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Versailles, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Escada, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Baloda Bazar, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Burhanpur Sr, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Ottawa, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Rodeo (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Lincoln, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Raevsky, RU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Newton, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Taylor, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	San Jon, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1966	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1966	Ashwood, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	34 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1966. 1966 had 417 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 20	301
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1