Weather Records on 29 August 1915

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1915. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1915

On 29 August 1915, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 36 daily.
Halifax set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 29 August 1915.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

36 stations

36 station records on 29 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 29 August 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records

Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1915

Top 20 records on 29 August 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1915	Halifax, CA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1915	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Truro, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Edmonton, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	St John's, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Escanaba, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1915	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	13 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1915. 1915 had 36 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1915
Margin	Records
0 to 10	32
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1