Weather Records on 29 July 2011

1,012 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 2011. Highest significance: Charlotte, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 2011

On 29 July 2011, 1,012 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
623 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 970 daily.
Charlotte set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 29 July 2011.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,012 stations

1,012 station records on 29 July 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belogorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genthin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Buch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tribsees	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neuruppin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wiesenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Songpan	China	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,012 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 29 July 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 2011 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 29, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 2011

Top 20 records on 29 July 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 2011	Charlotte, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 July 2011	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	117 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2011	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2011	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2011	Waren, DE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2011	Zehdenick, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2011	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Anklam, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Berge, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Hastings, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Belogorka, RU	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Wis Rapids Grand Av B, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Portland Jetport, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Budennovsk, RU	all-time high max	42.1 C (107.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Genthin, DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	San Jose El Alto, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Kunda, EE	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Puerto de Valles, MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2011	Raleigh State UNIV, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	50 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2011. 2011 had 1,012 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 July 2011
Margin	Records
0 to 10	590
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2