Weather Records on 12 August 1929

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1929. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1929

On 12 August 1929, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 257 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 12 August 1929.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 12 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfergus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 12 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1929

Top 20 records on 12 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1929	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1929	Walcha Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Bundarra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Bingara Post Office, AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1929	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 276 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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	156
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2