Weather Records on 6 August 1929

189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1929. Highest significance: Lake Moraine, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1929

On 6 August 1929, 189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 185 daily.
Lake Moraine set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 6 August 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

189 stations

189 station records on 6 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

189 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 6 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1929

Top 20 records on 6 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1929	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1929	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1929	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Laramie, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Fernandina Beach, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Havana, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	New Orleans Carrollton, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Lexington, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Goose Island, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Laramie, US	monthly rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Rogers, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1929	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	20 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

1794 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 189 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	118
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1