Weather Records on 29 July 1968

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1968. Highest significance: Humboldt, CA.

Key Facts for 29 July 1968

On 29 July 1968, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 729 daily.
Humboldt set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 29 July 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 29 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 29 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1968

Top 20 records on 29 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1968	Humboldt, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Hannah 2 N, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Aibonito 1 S, PR	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Lytle Creek Rs, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Pindron, IN	daily rain	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Rabbit Lake, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Lloydminster, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Zhigalovo, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Ft Payne, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Paris, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Rosthern, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Valyermo Rs, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Osmond, US	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1968	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1968. 1968 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	452
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1