Weather Records on 29 August 1924

250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1924. Highest significance: Georgetown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1924

On 29 August 1924, 250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 231 daily.
Georgetown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 29 August 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

250 stations

250 station records on 29 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

250 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.

Records on 29 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1924

Top 20 records on 29 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1924	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1924	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	May Vale, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Croydon Township, AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Kynuna, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Milliwindi, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1924	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1924	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1924	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1924	Yalta, UA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1924	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1924	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	31 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1924. 1924 had 250 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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Data for records on 1924-08-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	150
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2