Weather Records on 29 August 1921

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1921. Highest significance: Paris, CA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1921

On 29 August 1921, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 101 daily.
Paris set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 29 August 1921.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 29 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 37.

Records on 29 August 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1921

Top 20 records on 29 August 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1921	Paris, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Vinga, SE	monthly rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Port Arthur, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Concord, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Laen, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Alton, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1921	Owen Sound, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	18 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1921. 1921 had 102 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	70
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1