Weather Records on 29 August 1929

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1929. Highest significance: Tarnaby, SE.

Key Facts for 29 August 1929

On 29 August 1929, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 137 daily.
Tarnaby set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 29 August 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 29 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 29 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

104 broken records

Margins by which the 104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1929

Top 20 records on 29 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1929	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Battleford, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Swift Current, CA	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Bajramaly, TM	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Chaplin, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Summerville 4W, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Junsele, SE	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Boulder, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Saentis, CH	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Goose Island, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	46 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Battleford, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Prince Albert, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1929	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	18 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

1807 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1929. 1929 had 139 records.

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

Records on 08-29 in each year
Year	Records
1807	4
1814	2
1827	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	4
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	2
1896	10
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	1
1901	6
1902	7
1903	21
1904	7
1905	21
1906	14
1907	5
1908	12
1909	25
1910	9
1911	44
1912	36
1913	21
1914	32
1915	36
1916	59
1917	41
1918	28
1919	34
1920	76
1921	102
1922	41
1923	66
1924	250
1925	222
1926	403
1927	214
1928	288
1929	139
1930	170
1931	181
1932	675
1933	435
1934	459
1935	632
1936	297
1937	430
1938	253
1939	332
1940	395
1941	384
1942	654
1943	334
1944	338
1945	390
1946	702
1947	419
1948	1,096
1949	470
1950	557
1951	917
1952	345
1953	1,189
1954	438
1955	365
1956	351
1957	392
1958	240
1959	496
1960	499
1961	501
1962	400
1963	672
1964	483
1965	1,095
1966	463
1967	511
1968	887
1969	691
1970	481
1971	514
1972	635
1973	679
1974	874
1975	517
1976	547
1977	770
1978	755
1979	581
1980	521
1981	869
1982	1,164
1983	883
1984	1,230
1985	551
1986	2,408
1987	659
1988	1,237
1989	728
1990	1,009
1991	806
1992	1,417
1993	1,306
1994	596
1995	1,090
1996	1,056
1997	957
1998	1,452
1999	756
2000	1,076
2001	743
2002	921
2003	964
2004	813
2005	993
2006	1,156
2007	959
2008	716
2009	1,110
2010	1,184
2011	1,252
2012	901
2013	739
2014	419
2015	798
2016	576
2017	1,162
2018	890
2019	789
2020	827
2021	567
2022	437
2023	677
2024	1,047
2025	664
2026	797

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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	59
2 to 4	29
4 to 6	8
6 to 8	4
8 to 10	4