Weather Records on 29 August 1916

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1916. Highest significance: Hoorn, NL.

Key Facts for 29 August 1916

On 29 August 1916, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 58 daily.
Hoorn set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 29 August 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 29 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.

Records on 29 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1916

Top 20 records on 29 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1916	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1916	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1916	Hoofddorp, NL	all-time rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1916	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1916	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Eversleigh, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Dubbo (Wilbertree), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Goonal, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Wallabadah, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1916	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	33 years	17 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1916. 1916 had 59 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	32
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2