Weather Records on 29 August 1911

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1911. Highest significance: Orskar_A, SE.

Key Facts for 29 August 1911

On 29 August 1911, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 44 daily.
Orskar_A set a daily record precipitation of 39.8 mm (1.6 in) on 29 August 1911.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

44 stations

44 station records on 29 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.

Records on 29 August 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	8
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records

Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1911

Top 20 records on 29 August 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1911	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1911	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Uccle, BE	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Gavle, SE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	33.7 C (92.7 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1911	Madison Wb City, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	14 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1911. 1911 had 44 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-29 in each year
Year	Records
1807	4
1814	2
1827	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	4
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	2
1896	10
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	1
1901	6
1902	7
1903	21
1904	7
1905	21
1906	14
1907	5
1908	12
1909	25
1910	9
1911	44
1912	36
1913	21
1914	32
1915	36
1916	59
1917	41
1918	28
1919	34
1920	76
1921	102
1922	41
1923	66
1924	250
1925	222
1926	403
1927	214
1928	288
1929	139
1930	170
1931	181
1932	675
1933	435
1934	459
1935	632
1936	297
1937	430
1938	253
1939	332
1940	395
1941	384
1942	654
1943	334
1944	338
1945	390
1946	702
1947	419
1948	1,096
1949	470
1950	557
1951	917
1952	345
1953	1,189
1954	438
1955	365
1956	351
1957	392
1958	240
1959	496
1960	499
1961	501
1962	400
1963	672
1964	483
1965	1,095
1966	463
1967	511
1968	887
1969	691
1970	481
1971	514
1972	635
1973	679
1974	874
1975	517
1976	547
1977	770
1978	755
1979	581
1980	521
1981	869
1982	1,164
1983	883
1984	1,230
1985	551
1986	2,408
1987	659
1988	1,237
1989	728
1990	1,009
1991	806
1992	1,417
1993	1,306
1994	596
1995	1,090
1996	1,056
1997	957
1998	1,452
1999	756
2000	1,076
2001	743
2002	921
2003	964
2004	813
2005	993
2006	1,156
2007	959
2008	716
2009	1,110
2010	1,184
2011	1,252
2012	901
2013	739
2014	419
2015	798
2016	576
2017	1,162
2018	890
2019	789
2020	827
2021	567
2022	437
2023	677
2024	1,047
2025	664
2026	797

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	29
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1