Weather Records on 29 July 1976

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1976. Highest significance: Lindenow, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1976

On 29 July 1976, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 493 daily.
Lindenow set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 29 July 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 29 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Trumbull	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gowanda Correctional	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tver	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detention River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Dura	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Volciha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenup 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 29 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1976

Top 20 records on 29 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1976	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1976	Seligman, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Bloomfield, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Mt Trumbull, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Gowanda Correctional, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Ft Gaines, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Pilvo, RU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Asmara, ER	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Gospic, HR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Williamston 3NE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Wray, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Ojo de Agua, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Tecumseh 1W, US	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1976	Brockport, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 506 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	352
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2