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Weather Records on 29 August 1919

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1919. Highest significance: Griquatown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1919

  • On 29 August 1919, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Griquatown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 August 1919.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 29 August 1919 34 station records on 29 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 29 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Griquatown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
KunzelsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature26.3 C (79.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.4 C (86.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CrawleySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation27.6 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.5 C (76.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.8 C (85.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
JohnsonvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 29 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 29 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 29 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 August 1919 by timescale Records on 29 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 29 August 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1919 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2410 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1024
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1919
Top 20 records on 29 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 August 1919Griquatown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)21 years49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1919Kunzelsau, DEdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)1 year34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Newport, USdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)30 years27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Oakbank, CAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Weissenburg, DEdaily high max28.8 C (83.8 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Godegard, SEdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Britstown (Pol), ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Armagh, GBdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Bonang (Goomgerah), AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Cherdyn', RUdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Bamberg, DEdaily high min15.4 C (59.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily high max26.3 C (79.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Plauen, DEdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high max30.4 C (86.7 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Crawley, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Sonnblick, ATdaily high max8.1 C (46.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1919Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain27.6 mm (1.1 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)4 years10 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 1919
Records on 08-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1919. 1919 had 34 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 1919. 1919 had 34 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).