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Weather Records on 10 August 1929

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1929. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 10 August 1929

  • On 10 August 1929, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 65 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 262 daily.
  • Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 10 August 1929.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

264 stations
Weather records on 10 August 1929 264 station records on 10 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
264 station records on 10 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker HospitalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Mowalba Tank)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
DemingUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BisbeeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del ApacheUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 SUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij MajakRussiaRecord daily precipitation35.2 mm (1.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-KamchatskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation35.2 mm (1.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
NandouraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
LadnerCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
LadnerCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)United StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
SetifAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HuntingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BurrabogieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FreshwaterAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PallalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Baan BaaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Granville (Kentucky)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BiambleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BulgooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
May ValeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount TenandraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EllerstonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St AndrewsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone WellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFOUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa HarborUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port BroughtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
YalcowinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Cogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records
Records on 10 August 1929 by type Records set or tied on 10 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 172. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 39Lowest daily maximum: 17Highest daily minimum: 26Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 172Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.
Records on 10 August 1929 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum39
Lowest daily maximum17
Highest daily minimum26
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall172
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 10 August 1929 by timescale Records on 10 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 262. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 262all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 262.
Records on 10 August 1929 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily262

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 August 1929 Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted. 0501001502000 to 10: 19510 to 20: 2920 to 30: 530 to 40: 140 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 August 1929
MarginRecords
0 to 10195
10 to 2029
20 to 305
30 to 401
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1929
Top 20 records on 10 August 1929 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 August 1929Genoa, ITdaily rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)63.2 mm (2.5 in)19 years48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1929Concord Walker Hospital, AUdaily rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)47.7 mm (1.9 in)10 years44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1929Condobolin (Mowalba Tank), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)31 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1929Deming, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)0 years33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Bisbee, USdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)30.4 mm (1.2 in)18 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Astoria, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)37 years29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Bosque del Apache, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)3 years28 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)4 years26 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZdaily low max26.0 C (78.8 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)24 years25 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Hays 1 S, USdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)23 years25 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Coolah (Binnia St), AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Petropavlovskij Majak, RUdaily rain35.2 mm (1.4 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RUdaily rain35.2 mm (1.4 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Nandoura, AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Binnaway (Hawthorne), AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Ladner, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Jackson Exp STN, USdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Ladner, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years22 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1929Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)30 years22 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

1814 to 1929
Records on 08-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1929. 1929 had 264 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001814: 11815: 11838: 11845: 21847: 11849: 11852: 11853: 11857: 21859: 11861: 21862: 21863: 11864: 11869: 21871: 11877: 11879: 41881: 21884: 21885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11890: 21891: 61892: 11893: 11894: 51895: 11896: 51897: 71898: 41899: 61900: 61901: 51902: 71903: 81904: 121905: 51906: 161907: 91908: 71909: 331910: 101911: 401912: 391913: 441914: 271915: 261916: 881917: 511918: 431919: 511920: 1011921: 661922: 781923: 1751924: 2451925: 4301926: 801927: 2941928: 1601929: 2641930: 2991931: 4241932: 2511933: 3051934: 6621935: 4801936: 4871937: 3991938: 3821939: 5931940: 3861941: 4591942: 4201943: 3041944: 1,0061945: 3601946: 3031947: 7661948: 3391949: 5861950: 3241951: 4251952: 3951953: 4311954: 3721955: 3091956: 5221957: 3221958: 4431959: 5281960: 4701961: 6401962: 7611963: 4791964: 5531965: 7001966: 1,2311967: 7661968: 7841969: 5881970: 7021971: 7601972: 1,1751973: 5971974: 7191975: 6641976: 8551977: 7861978: 4951979: 7001980: 8491981: 8571982: 1,0701983: 9151984: 9561985: 9181986: 5351987: 8961988: 7921989: 1,2911990: 7361991: 8191992: 1,0511993: 7741994: 1,3381995: 1,1191996: 1,0271997: 1,5041998: 1,1121999: 9452000: 9902001: 1,1922002: 1,0802003: 1,5562004: 9762005: 1,2252006: 9802007: 1,4762008: 8712009: 8692010: 1,7042011: 1,2472012: 9952013: 5992014: 5162015: 5832016: 8932017: 6362018: 1,0182019: 7542020: 8162021: 5532022: 6872023: 7822024: 8822025: 6592026: 1,1491814187919001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1929. 1929 had 264 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-10 in each year
YearRecords
18141
18151
18381
18452
18471
18491
18521
18531
18572
18591
18612
18622
18631
18641
18692
18711
18771
18794
18812
18842
18851
18861
18871
18881
18902
18916
18921
18931
18945
18951
18965
18977
18984
18996
19006
19015
19027
19038
190412
19055
190616
19079
19087
190933
191010
191140
191239
191344
191427
191526
191688
191751
191843
191951
1920101
192166
192278
1923175
1924245
1925430
192680
1927294
1928160
1929264
1930299
1931424
1932251
1933305
1934662
1935480
1936487
1937399
1938382
1939593
1940386
1941459
1942420
1943304
19441,006
1945360
1946303
1947766
1948339
1949586
1950324
1951425
1952395
1953431
1954372
1955309
1956522
1957322
1958443
1959528
1960470
1961640
1962761
1963479
1964553
1965700
19661,231
1967766
1968784
1969588
1970702
1971760
19721,175
1973597
1974719
1975664
1976855
1977786
1978495
1979700
1980849
1981857
19821,070
1983915
1984956
1985918
1986535
1987896
1988792
19891,291
1990736
1991819
19921,051
1993774
19941,338
19951,119
19961,027
19971,504
19981,112
1999945
2000990
20011,192
20021,080
20031,556
2004976
20051,225
2006980
20071,476
2008871
2009869
20101,704
20111,247
2012995
2013599
2014516
2015583
2016893
2017636
20181,018
2019754
2020816
2021553
2022687
2023782
2024882
2025659
20261,149

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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.

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