Weather Records on 29 July 2014

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 2014. Highest significance: Avon, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 2014

On 29 July 2014, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 507 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,037 daily.
Avon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 29 July 2014.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 29 July 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Horse Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ruppertsecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Someren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Bridges Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hankensbuttel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 295, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 270.

Records on 29 July 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	295
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 2014 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 1,037.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 2014

Top 20 records on 29 July 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 2014	Avon, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 July 2014	Hemlock, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 July 2014	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2014	Horse Ridge, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Wolfsburg (Sudwest), DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	House, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Canandaigua 3 S, US	all-time rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Elizabethton, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	116 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Braunschweig, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Melle, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Newark, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Mangum, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Sand Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Ruppertsecken, DE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Weber Basin Pump Plt 3, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Woodstock, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2014	Gernsheim-Allmendfeld, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2014. 2014 had 1,061 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	788
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1