Weather Records on 29 July 1997

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1997. Highest significance: Ochoco Rs, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 1997

On 29 July 1997, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 950 daily.
Ochoco Rs set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 29 July 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 29 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kustavi Kivimaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rymattyla Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Punkalaidun Oriniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utajarvi Sarkijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tampere Harmala-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merimasku Sannainen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 324.

Records on 29 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 21, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1997

Top 20 records on 29 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1997	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1997	Kustavi Kivimaa, FI	all-time rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1997	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	all-time rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Rymattyla Kk, FI	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Punkalaidun Oriniemi, FI	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Jyvaskyla Muuratjarvi, FI	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Krasnodar, RU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	State UNIV, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Culman, RU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Donetsk, UA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Stratton, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Maebashi, JP	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Utajarvi Sarkijarvi, FI	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Chilapa (Smn), MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Lexington, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Boysen Dam, US	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1997	Callao, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	45 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1997. 1997 had 979 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 1997-07-29: 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 2026-10-16 (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 10	589
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2