Weather Records on 14 August 1929

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1929. Highest significance: Flora 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1929

On 14 August 1929, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 444 daily.
Flora 5 NW set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 14 August 1929.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 14 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seacombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 14 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1929

Top 20 records on 14 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1929	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1929	Lowville, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1929	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1929	Seacombe, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1929	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Valley Head, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Escanaba, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Corning, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Austin #2, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Steele 4N, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Ringtown, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Ozark, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Granville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1929	Conception, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	24 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

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 449 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	342
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1