Weather Records on 29 July 2020

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 2020. Highest significance: Jajome Alto, PR.

Key Facts for 29 July 2020

On 29 July 2020, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 465 daily.
Jajome Alto set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 29 July 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 29 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kuring-Gai (Ledora Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lizard Head Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kankaanpaa Niinisalo Puolustus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
King Khaled Ab	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kedougou	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abha	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North French Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goloson Intl	Honduras	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zinkgruvan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Njandoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burukan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Al Baha	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robacksdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chase City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 29 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 2020

Top 20 records on 29 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 2020	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Mount Kuring-Gai (Ledora Farm), AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Falfurrias, US	monthly low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Lizard Head Pass, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Philip AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Kankaanpaa Niinisalo Puolustus, FI	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Aliceville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Columbia, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Seaside, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	E Wareham, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Camp Crook, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Ohotsk, RU	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Richland, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2020	Inhambane, MZ	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	39 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2020. 2020 had 480 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 20	354
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2