Weather Records on 29 August 1941

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1941. Highest significance: Sahebganj, IN.

Key Facts for 29 August 1941

On 29 August 1941, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 369 daily.
Sahebganj set a daily record precipitation of 179.1 mm (7.1 in) on 29 August 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 29 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 206 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie City Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 29 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1941

Top 20 records on 29 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1941	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Cloquet, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Palladam, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Escanaba, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Hosadurga, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Sira, IN	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Tiruchengode, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1941	Sulur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1941	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1941	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1941	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1941	Mina, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1941	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	29 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1941. 1941 had 384 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	255
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1