Weather Records on 29 July 2003

1,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 2003. Highest significance: Olands Sodra Udde, SE.

Key Facts for 29 July 2003

On 29 July 2003, 1,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
622 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Olands Sodra Udde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 29 July 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,166 stations

1,166 station records on 29 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Segerstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Krokshult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ungsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuehuepan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pryshyb	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strelkovoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennett Radio Kboa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlet	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulaan-Gom	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Johvi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orimattila Kakela	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santuario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,166 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 284.

Records on 29 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 33, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

892 broken records

Margins by which the 892 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 2003

Top 20 records on 29 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 2003	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 July 2003	Kalmar_D, SE	all-time rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2003	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2003	Segerstad, SE	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2003	Krokshult_D, SE	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Malilla, SE	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Ungsberg, SE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Joseph, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Acatlan de Juarez, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Huntington Lake, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Brownsville, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Keiser, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	San Pedro, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Klamath, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Ahuehuepan, MX	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	48 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2003. 2003 had 1,166 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	980

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	814
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1