Weather Records on 29 August 1923

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1923. Highest significance: Camden 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1923

On 29 August 1923, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 63 daily.
Camden 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 29 August 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 29 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nunong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cavenagh West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 29 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 63.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1923

Top 20 records on 29 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1923	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1923	Watford, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1923	Normanville, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1923	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Armagh, GB	monthly low max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Wellington East, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Pine Bluff, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Yankalilla (Woodvale), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Keene, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Baku, AZ	daily rain	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	41 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Nunong, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Cavenagh West, AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Tomsk, RU	daily low min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1923	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	15 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1923. 1923 had 66 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 10	43
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1