Weather Records on 29 July 2018

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 2018. Highest significance: Pratt 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 29 July 2018

On 29 July 2018, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 54 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 578 daily.
Pratt 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 29 July 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 29 July 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mustasaari Riimala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aldergrove	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Constanta	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ullanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skovde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aspea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Maasoja	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myckelgensjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salo Karkka	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vittinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Almunge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabriz	Iran	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vattholma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helsinki-Malmin Lentoasema	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lahti Laune	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Valassaaret	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 29 July 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 2018 by timescale: all-time 54, monthly 21, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 2018

Top 20 records on 29 July 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 2018	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2018	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	161 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2018	Mustasaari Riimala, FI	all-time rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2018	Camperdown (Ettrick), AU	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2018	Crested Butte, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2018	Ornskoldsvik, SE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Aldergrove, GB	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Culbertson, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Imperial, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Constanta, RO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Ullanger, SE	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Mena, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	126 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Lynch, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Skovde, SE	all-time high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Aspea, SE	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Bredbyn, SE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Vihti Maasoja, FI	all-time high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2018	Myckelgensjo, SE	all-time rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	46 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2018. 2018 had 653 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 10	488
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2