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Weather Records on 29 August 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1908. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1908

  • On 29 August 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Middletown 4 W set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 29 August 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 29 August 1908 12 station records on 29 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 29 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 29 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 29 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 8.
Records on 29 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 August 1908 by timescale Records on 29 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 8.
Records on 29 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1908 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.3. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.5: 21.5 to 2.0: 12.0 to 2.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.5
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.52
1.5 to 2.01
2.0 to 2.51

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1908
Top 12 records on 29 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 August 1908Middletown 4 W, USmonthly low min3.3 C (37.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USmonthly low max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Truro, CAmonthly low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie35 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Portland, USmonthly low min (Tie)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie16 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily low min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Halifax, CAdaily low min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie4 years1 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 1908
Records on 08-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1908. 1908 had 12 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 1908. 1908 had 12 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).