Weather Records on 7 August 1929

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1929. Highest significance: Bartow 1SE, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1929

On 7 August 1929, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 178 daily.
Bartow 1SE set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 7 August 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 7 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.

Records on 7 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records

Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1929

Top 20 records on 7 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1929	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Bloomfield, CA	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Merungle, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Uman, UA	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Haliburton A, CA	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Charlottetown, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Jim Thorpe, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Palmetto, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Port Townsend, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1929	Wappingers Falls, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	19 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

1808 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1929. 1929 had 181 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	117
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1