Weather Records on 9 August 1929

127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1929. Highest significance: Kola-In-Murman, RU.

Key Facts for 9 August 1929

On 9 August 1929, 127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 124 daily.
Kola-In-Murman set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 9 August 1929.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

127 stations

127 station records on 9 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
The Overflow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

127 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 9 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1929

Top 20 records on 9 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1929	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1929	Pallamallawa 2, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1929	Setif, DZ	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	West Berne, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Brinkley, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Emporia 1 S, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Fort National, DZ	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily low max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Kiev, UA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Svirica, RU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1929	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	54 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

1798 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1929. 1929 had 127 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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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 5	64
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1