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Weather Records on 29 August 1905

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1905. Highest significance: Karlshamn, SE.

Key Facts for 29 August 1905

  • On 29 August 1905, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Karlshamn set a daily record precipitation of 52.9 mm (2.1 in) on 29 August 1905.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 29 August 1905 21 station records on 29 August 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 29 August 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 August 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation52.9 mm (2.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation40.7 mm (1.6 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation33.4 mm (1.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port MorienCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 29 August 1905 by type Records set or tied on 29 August 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 August 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 29 August 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 August 1905 by timescale Records on 29 August 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 August 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 29 August 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1905 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.9. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 95 to 10: 510 to 15: 315 to 20: 220 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 59
5 to 105
10 to 153
15 to 202
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1905
Top 20 records on 29 August 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 August 1905Karlshamn, SEdaily rain52.9 mm (2.1 in)36.9 mm (1.5 in)31 years53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1905Sandvig, DKdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)22 years37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1905Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain42.9 mm (1.7 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)32 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKmonthly rain40.7 mm (1.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain33.4 mm (1.3 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)2 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)11 years24 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Tartu, EEdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Lund, SEdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)2 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Port Morien, CAdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Vestervig, DKdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Portland, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min14.3 C (57.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Pinsk, BYdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max6.4 C (43.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1905Roermond, NLdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)3 years5 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 1905
Records on 08-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1905. 1905 had 21 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: 8902019: 7892020: 8272021: 5672022: 4372023: 6772024: 1,0472025: 6642026: 7971807187518991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1905. 1905 had 21 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
2018890
2019789
2020827
2021567
2022437
2023677
20241,047
2025664
2026797

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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 (2026-10-15).