Weather Records on 29 July 1987

1,412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1987. Highest significance: Narrogin, AU.

Key Facts for 29 July 1987

On 29 July 1987, 1,412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,347 daily.
Narrogin set a daily record precipitation of 79.4 mm (3.1 in) on 29 July 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,412 stations

1,412 station records on 29 July 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Melville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Minigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrara Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Badger Crk Sanctu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cordinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,412 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 694.

Records on 29 July 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	694
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1987 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 48, daily 1,347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,184 broken records

Margins by which the 1,184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1987

Top 20 records on 29 July 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1987	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Perth Regional Office, AU	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Cuballing, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Melville, AU	all-time rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Broomehill East, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Gisborne, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Minigin, AU	monthly rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1987	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Avoca, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Falcondale - Edeowie, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Canning River Weir, AU	all-time rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Bannister, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Castle Dale, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Kurrara Park, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Perth Airport, AU	all-time rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1987	Brookton, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 1,412 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 1987-07-29: 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	1,064
20 to 40	101
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1