Weather Records on 29 August 1928

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1928. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 29 August 1928

On 29 August 1928, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 284 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 29 August 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 29 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 29 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1928

Top 20 records on 29 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1928	Armagh, GB	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1928	Bologna, IT	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1928	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1928	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1928	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1928	Faulkton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1928	Biloxi, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Waukomis, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Joliet, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Casey, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Portland, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Redfield, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Minto, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Minonk, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1928	Eastport, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1928. 1928 had 288 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	181
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1