Weather Records on 29 August 1939

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1939. Highest significance: Weldon, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1939

On 29 August 1939, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 327 daily.
Weldon set a daily record precipitation of 124.7 mm (4.9 in) on 29 August 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 29 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 29 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1939

Top 20 records on 29 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1939	Weldon, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1939	Vengurla, IN	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Kudal, IN	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Sawantwadi, IN	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Louisburg, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1939	Malvan, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Dunvegan, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Talcher, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Brockville, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1939	Hanford 1 S, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1939. 1939 had 332 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	233
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1