Weather Records on 29 August 1935

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1935. Highest significance: Herschel, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1935

On 29 August 1935, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 429 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 560 daily.
Herschel set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 29 August 1935.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 29 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 278, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 29 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	278
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 72, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1935

Top 20 records on 29 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1935	Herschel, ZA	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1935	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Barsi, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Chickasha, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Madha, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Chandler, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Shirol, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Blikana, ZA	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Bilgi, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1935	Saluda, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	38 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1935. 1935 had 632 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	421
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2