Weather Records on 29 July 2021

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 July 2021. Highest significance: Tot-Ma, RU.

Key Facts for 29 July 2021

On 29 July 2021, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 643 daily.
Tot-Ma set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 29 July 2021.
Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 29 July 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 July 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ytterberg_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Henan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donkey Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilomantsi Naarva	Finland	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Palokki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teuva Kauppilankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordkoster A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 29 July 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 29 July 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 July 2021 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 13, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 July 2021

Top 20 records on 29 July 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 2021	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2021	Ytterberg_D, SE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2021	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2021	Sveg, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	129 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Fukui, JP	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Henan, SE	all-time rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Forse, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Galena, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Trinidad, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Marquette, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Kilagarden, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Merrill, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Webster Flat, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Mineral, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Donkey Reservoir, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2021	Decorah, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	44 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2021. 2021 had 667 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	508
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1