Weather Records on 29 July 1986

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1986. Highest significance: Moncegorsk, RU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1986

On 29 July 1986, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 817 daily.
Moncegorsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 29 July 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 29 July 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moncegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holjes	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 29 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1986

Top 20 records on 29 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1986	Moncegorsk, RU	all-time rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1986	Kirovskij, RU	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Sarna, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Ekimchan, RU	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Maristova, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Jarpliden, SE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Livingston, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Oslo Blindern, NO	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Holjes, SE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Golden, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Minneota, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily low max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn), MX	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Presa Golondrinas, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Fredonia, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1986	Milford, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	41 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1986. 1986 had 842 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).