Weather Records on 29 July 1989

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1989. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 29 July 1989

On 29 July 1989, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 313 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 962 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 29 July 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 29 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roselandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cesario Lange	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fartura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liawenee Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bambui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoboksar	China	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narbethong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rienhardt Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky River (Brookland Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 507.

Records on 29 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	507
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 962.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1989

Top 20 records on 29 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1989	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1989	Cedaredge, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1989	Motul, MX	all-time rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1989	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1989	Servico Social de Menores, BR	monthly rain	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Karuizawa, JP	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Roselandia, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Engenheiro Hermilo, BR	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Monsenhor Paulo, BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc), BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Cesario Lange, BR	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Susendal, NO	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Victor 4 N, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Visconde de Rio Claro, BR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Lapa, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1989	Fartura, BR	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	51 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1989. 1989 had 1,008 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	778
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1