Weather Records on 29 August 1934

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1934. Highest significance: Marsden (Merungle), AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1934

On 29 August 1934, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 428 daily.
Marsden (Merungle) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 29 August 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 29 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 215, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	215
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1934

Top 20 records on 29 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1934	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1934	Vastervik, SE	all-time rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1934	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1934	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1934	Buckeye, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1934	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1934	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Beatrice, CA	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Houlton, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Chatham, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Baroda, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Barrie, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Coldwater, CA	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Mykland, NO	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1934	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	27 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1934. 1934 had 459 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1934-08-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	319
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2