Weather Records on 29 August 1932

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1932. Highest significance: Nagarcoil, IN.

Key Facts for 29 August 1932

On 29 August 1932, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 653 daily.
Nagarcoil set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 29 August 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 29 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Toogimbie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 29 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1932

Top 20 records on 29 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1932	Nagarcoil, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1932	Noyyatinkara, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Aramboly, IN	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Kirnur Nam, IN	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Wayne, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Banff, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Punalur, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1932	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1932. 1932 had 675 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 20	502
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2