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Weather Records on 29 August 1912

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1912. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1912

  • On 29 August 1912, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 29 August 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 29 August 1912 36 station records on 29 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 29 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MortlakeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 29 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 29 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 20Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 29 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum20
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 August 1912 by timescale Records on 29 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 33.
Records on 29 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1912 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 172 to 4: 64 to 6: 36 to 8: 28 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 217
2 to 46
4 to 63
6 to 82
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1912
Top 20 records on 29 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 August 1912Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)43 years30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Orebro, SEdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Vanersborg, SEdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Haparanda, SEmonthly low max6.1 C (43.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Montreal McGill, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Mortlake, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Quebec, CAdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Robertson, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Willowmore, ZAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Beatrice, CAdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max10.9 C (51.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1912Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)10 years12 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 1912
Records on 08-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1912. 1912 had 36 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 1912. 1912 had 36 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).