Weather Records on 29 July 1971

1,609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1971. Highest significance: Goudveld (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 July 1971

On 29 July 1971, 1,609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 1,058 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,557 daily.
Goudveld (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 29 July 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,609 stations

1,609 station records on 29 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wadderin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,609 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 573, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 485, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	573
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	485
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 45, daily 1,557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,266 broken records

Margins by which the 1,266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1971

Top 20 records on 29 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1971	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1971	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1971	Amity, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1971	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1971	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Waaipoort, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Dandaraga, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Keurboomsrivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Towrana, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Ness City, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Panelas, BR	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal", ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Larned, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	48 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1971. 1971 had 1,609 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 100	1,265
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1