Weather Records on 29 July 1985

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1985. Highest significance: West Terschelling, NL.

Key Facts for 29 July 1985

On 29 July 1985, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 801 daily.
West Terschelling set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 29 July 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 29 July 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Zapotitlan de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poza Rica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tlatlauquitepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norrkoping-Sorby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helsingborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hjalmsater	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tantima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tjamotis	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 362.

Records on 29 July 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1985

Top 20 records on 29 July 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1985	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1985	Zapotitlan de Mendez, MX	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Las Flores, MX	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Huahuaxtla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Vega de Alatorre, MX	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Hilton Head, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	El Boqueron, MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Lake City, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Dillon, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Kit Carson, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Ellis, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Gove 4W, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Utica, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Poza Rica, MX	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1985	Eads, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	44 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1985. 1985 had 823 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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Data for records on 1985-07-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	623
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1