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Weather Records on 29 August 1918

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1918. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1918

  • On 29 August 1918, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 29 August 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 29 August 1918 28 station records on 29 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 29 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
QueenstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Marree ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation18.7 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 29 August 1918 by type Records set or tied on 29 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 29 August 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 August 1918 by timescale Records on 29 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 29 August 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1918 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 310 to 15: 315 to 20: 220 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 103
10 to 153
15 to 202
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1918
Top 20 records on 29 August 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 August 1918Stratford, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)47 years35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1918Burdekin Shire Council, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)12 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)39 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Guelph Oac, CAdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Cap Chat, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Cathcart, ZAdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Queenstown, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)48 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Beatrice, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Marree Comparison, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Cobar Post Office, AUdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Stonecliffe, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Vryburg (Pol), ZAdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Halifax, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Charters Towers Post Office, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Blackville (Welton Dale), AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Kirov, RUdaily rain18.7 mm (0.7 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Townsville Pilot Station, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1918Bowen Post Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 years7 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 1918
Records on 08-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1918. 1918 had 28 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 1918. 1918 had 28 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).