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Weather Records on 29 August 1896

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1896. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1896

  • On 29 August 1896, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 29 August 1896.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 29 August 1896 10 station records on 29 August 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 29 August 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 August 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation40.0 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 29 August 1896 by type Records set or tied on 29 August 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 August 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 29 August 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 August 1896 by timescale Records on 29 August 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 August 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 29 August 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1896 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.2. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1896
Top 10 records on 29 August 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 August 1896Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)18 years31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)2 years27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Palermo, ITdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Wien, ATdaily low max14.2 C (57.6 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max7.7 C (45.9 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low min-5.4 C (22.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1896San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain (Tie)2.3 mm (0.09 in)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1807 to 1896
Records on 08-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1896. 1896 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001807: 41814: 21827: 11834: 11835: 11837: 11839: 11844: 11845: 11850: 11851: 41863: 11864: 11865: 21866: 11869: 11870: 11875: 11877: 41878: 11880: 11881: 11884: 11885: 31886: 31887: 11889: 11891: 11893: 31894: 61895: 21896: 101897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 11901: 61902: 71903: 211904: 71905: 211906: 141907: 51908: 121909: 251910: 91911: 441912: 361913: 211914: 321915: 361916: 591917: 411918: 281919: 341920: 761921: 1021922: 411923: 661924: 2501925: 2221926: 4031927: 2141928: 2881929: 1391930: 1701931: 1811932: 6751933: 4351934: 4591935: 6321936: 2971937: 4301938: 2531939: 3321940: 3951941: 3841942: 6541943: 3341944: 3381945: 3901946: 7021947: 4191948: 1,0961949: 4701950: 5571951: 9171952: 3451953: 1,1891954: 4381955: 3651956: 3511957: 3921958: 2401959: 4961960: 4991961: 5011962: 4001963: 6721964: 4831965: 1,0951966: 4631967: 5111968: 8871969: 6911970: 4811971: 5141972: 6351973: 6791974: 8741975: 5171976: 5471977: 7701978: 7551979: 5811980: 5211981: 8691982: 1,1641983: 8831984: 1,2301985: 5511986: 2,4081987: 6591988: 1,2371989: 7281990: 1,0091991: 8061992: 1,4171993: 1,3061994: 5961995: 1,0901996: 1,0561997: 9571998: 1,4521999: 7562000: 1,0762001: 7432002: 9212003: 9642004: 8132005: 9932006: 1,1562007: 9592008: 7162009: 1,1102010: 1,1842011: 1,2522012: 9012013: 7392014: 4192015: 7982016: 5762017: 1,1622018: 8852019: 7872020: 8222021: 5662022: 4382023: 6772024: 1,0482025: 6641807187518991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1896. 1896 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-29 in each year
YearRecords
18074
18142
18271
18341
18351
18371
18391
18441
18451
18501
18514
18631
18641
18652
18661
18691
18701
18751
18774
18781
18801
18811
18841
18853
18863
18871
18891
18911
18933
18946
18952
189610
18974
18982
18991
19001
19016
19027
190321
19047
190521
190614
19075
190812
190925
19109
191144
191236
191321
191432
191536
191659
191741
191828
191934
192076
1921102
192241
192366
1924250
1925222
1926403
1927214
1928288
1929139
1930170
1931181
1932675
1933435
1934459
1935632
1936297
1937430
1938253
1939332
1940395
1941384
1942654
1943334
1944338
1945390
1946702
1947419
19481,096
1949470
1950557
1951917
1952345
19531,189
1954438
1955365
1956351
1957392
1958240
1959496
1960499
1961501
1962400
1963672
1964483
19651,095
1966463
1967511
1968887
1969691
1970481
1971514
1972635
1973679
1974874
1975517
1976547
1977770
1978755
1979581
1980521
1981869
19821,164
1983883
19841,230
1985551
19862,408
1987659
19881,237
1989728
19901,009
1991806
19921,417
19931,306
1994596
19951,090
19961,056
1997957
19981,452
1999756
20001,076
2001743
2002921
2003964
2004813
2005993
20061,156
2007959
2008716
20091,110
20101,184
20111,252
2012901
2013739
2014419
2015798
2016576
20171,162
2018885
2019787
2020822
2021566
2022438
2023677
20241,048
2025664

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).