Weather Records on 29 July 1990

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1990. Highest significance: Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR.

Key Facts for 29 July 1990

On 29 July 1990, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 729 daily.
Vitoria de Santo Antao set a daily record precipitation of 115.4 mm (4.5 in) on 29 July 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 29 July 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sumiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 310.

Records on 29 July 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1990 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1990

Top 20 records on 29 July 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1990	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1990	Karlsruhe, DE	all-time high min	22.7 C (72.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	109 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1990	Stephenson 5WSW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Sumiha, RU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Snyder, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Patuxent River NAS, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	McComb AP, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Abasolo, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Windom, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Sealy, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Waynoka, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Arcadia, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Lake Mills, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Washta, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Rapelje, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Huamuxtitlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	43 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1990. 1990 had 745 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	573
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2