Weather Records on 22 August 1929

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1929. Highest significance: Kologha (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1929

On 22 August 1929, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 232 daily.
Kologha (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 22 August 1929.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 22 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 22 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1929

Top 20 records on 22 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1929	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1929	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1929	Cowles, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Newlands, ZA	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Baxter, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Laghouat, DZ	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Gannapan, ZA	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Franklin, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Charleston, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1929	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	43 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

1802 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1929. 1929 had 240 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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	157
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	2