Weather Records on 29 July 1984

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1984. Highest significance: Yarram, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1984

On 29 July 1984, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 568 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,116 daily.
Yarram set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 29 July 1984.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,173 stations

1,173 station records on 29 July 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside (Lake View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Rheban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Gingkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 274, Heaviest daily rainfall 402.

Records on 29 July 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	274
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 52, daily 1,116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

924 broken records

Margins by which the 924 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1984

Top 20 records on 29 July 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1984	Yarram, AU	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 July 1984	Giffard, AU	monthly rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	Toccoa, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	Binalong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	Levendale, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	Lewis Hill (St Pauls River), AU	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1984	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Richmond, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Wombeyan Caves, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Wattle Hill, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1984	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	55 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1984. 1984 had 1,173 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	840
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1