Weather Records on 16 August 1929

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1929. Highest significance: Magnolia, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 1929

On 16 August 1929, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 501 daily.
Magnolia set a daily record low minimum temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) on 16 August 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

509 stations

509 station records on 16 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 272, Heaviest daily rainfall 149.

Records on 16 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	272
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1929

Top 20 records on 16 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1929	Magnolia, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Yazoo City, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Pontotoc, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Batesville, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	State UNIV, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Grand Coteau, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Louisville, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Gadsden, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Duck Hill, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Lake, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Macon 2 NE, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1929	Thomasville, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1929	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1929	Bee Branch, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1929	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	4 years	33 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 509 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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 2	188
2 to 4	154
4 to 6	55
6 to 8	21
8 to 10	5
10 to 12	5
12 to 14	3
14 to 16	2