Weather Records on 28 August 1929

162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1929. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 28 August 1929

On 28 August 1929, 162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 158 daily.
Uccle set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.7 C (63.9 F) on 28 August 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

162 stations

162 station records on 28 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

162 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 28 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1929

Top 20 records on 28 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1929	Uccle, BE	daily high min	17.7 C (63.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Bruning, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Geneva, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Hebron, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly low min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Edmonton, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Durango, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1929	Canon City, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 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

1800 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1929. 1929 had 162 records.

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

Records on 08-28 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1807	4
1811	1
1814	2
1817	1
1835	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	3
1870	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	9
1897	3
1901	12
1902	2
1903	16
1904	13
1905	23
1906	12
1907	2
1908	10
1909	20
1910	5
1911	34
1912	44
1913	17
1914	40
1915	43
1916	141
1917	49
1918	43
1919	39
1920	80
1921	47
1922	60
1923	79
1924	207
1925	165
1926	241
1927	239
1928	252
1929	162
1930	152
1931	306
1932	383
1933	376
1934	346
1935	545
1936	531
1937	545
1938	325
1939	296
1940	368
1941	485
1942	461
1943	366
1944	592
1945	368
1946	495
1947	288
1948	1,133
1949	442
1950	492
1951	694
1952	447
1953	762
1954	499
1955	413
1956	327
1957	545
1958	288
1959	552
1960	470
1961	371
1962	469
1963	464
1964	556
1965	635
1966	338
1967	701
1968	864
1969	1,089
1970	617
1971	695
1972	651
1973	1,211
1974	816
1975	507
1976	505
1977	757
1978	774
1979	838
1980	424
1981	1,120
1982	1,009
1983	748
1984	886
1985	528
1986	1,995
1987	1,260
1988	953
1989	911
1990	983
1991	968
1992	1,814
1993	1,061
1994	688
1995	954
1996	1,109
1997	1,082
1998	1,415
1999	905
2000	1,028
2001	1,042
2002	903
2003	792
2004	966
2005	731
2006	1,244
2007	788
2008	889
2009	928
2010	914
2011	1,748
2012	682
2013	693
2014	590
2015	660
2016	812
2017	1,060
2018	1,110
2019	943
2020	1,008
2021	459
2022	388
2023	899
2024	862
2025	871
2026	873

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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	105
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	2