Weather Records on 29 July 1999

1,271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 1999. Highest significance: Cape St. Francis, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 July 1999

On 29 July 1999, 1,271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
853 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,228 daily.
Cape St. Francis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.0 mm (4.1 in) on 29 July 1999.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,271 stations

1,271 station records on 29 July 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzerzhinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Real	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,271 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 405, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 448, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 29 July 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	405
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	448
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 1999 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 29, daily 1,228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 1999

Top 20 records on 29 July 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 1999	Cape St. Francis, ZA	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 July 1999	Alpine, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Ouray, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Myrup, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Haboro, JP	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Charleroi Lock 4, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily low max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Gudermes, RU	all-time high max	44.0 C (111.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Scaddan West, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Kochi, JP	daily rain	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	196.8 mm (7.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Sage 4 NNW, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Suttsu, JP	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Saint Bernard, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Old Faithful, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	New Bedford Coop, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1999	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1999. 1999 had 1,271 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 25	854
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1