Weather Records on 29 July 1981

1,496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1981. Highest significance: Arkadelphia 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 1981

On 29 July 1981, 1,496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 616 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,446 daily.
Arkadelphia 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 29 July 1981.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,496 stations

1,496 station records on 29 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Gingkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kandos Cement Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland (Jamieson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs (Swatchfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,496 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 485, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 665, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	485
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	665
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 1,446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,235 broken records

Margins by which the 1,235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1981

Top 20 records on 29 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1981	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1981	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1981	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1981	Yanco Regulator, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Jordan, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Ridgway, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Plattsburgh AFB, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Magadan, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Hargraves (the Elders), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Goolma (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Oberon (Gingkin), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Woodfield, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 1,496 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	1,048
10 to 20	129
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1